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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sammy want to speak to, once he realizes he is blind?
(a) His wife.
(b) A doctor.
(c) The police.
(d) A lawyer.

2. At the doctor's office, why doesn't the receptionist want to give Sammy an appointment for Monday?
(a) They used to date.
(b) It is short notice.
(c) She is Helen's friend.
(d) He was rude to her on his last visit.

3. If Helen does not come home, Sammy realizes he must do what?
(a) Look for her.
(b) Apologize to her.
(c) Move out.
(d) Water the plants.

4. Sammy believes that his cellmate was killed by who?
(a) The guards.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Sammy.
(d) A gang.

5. How does Sammy provoke the group of policemen?
(a) He assaults a tourist.
(b) He spits on all of them.
(c) He swears at them in Russian.
(d) He punches one of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What personal article of clothing is Sammy confused about at the beginning of the novel?

2. Why is there a wait at the health center?

3. Once Sammy gets to Helen's, where does he fall asleep?

4. What type of payment does Sammy hope for, now that he has an eye injury?

5. How do the police respond to Sammy's reaction to his lack of sight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Initially, Jackie Milligan approached Sammy to help him with what?

2. What condition is Sammy in when he leaves jail on Wednesday?

3. How might Sammy's blindness interfere with the leisure activities he enjoys?

4. What steps does Sammy take to mentally cope with his blindness?

5. Who does Sammy think about while lying in his cell, unable to see?

6. On Saturday night, someone knocks on Sammy's door. How does he react?

7. Why do the policemen beat up Sammy and take him to jail?

8. How did Sammy get involved in a life of crime?

9. How does Sammy respond to setbacks?

10. Who is Sammy afraid of when he reports his lack of vision at the welfare office?

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