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

2. Why does Sammy think Helen might have left him for good?
(a) She's engaged to someone else.
(b) He is still involved in crime.
(c) Her cat is missing, too.
(d) She took off the ring he gave her.

3. Sammy asks the first interviewer at the health center to remove what from the computer records?
(a) His address.
(b) His birth date.
(c) His middle name.
(d) Information given in casual conversation.

4. Why is Sammy apprehended by a security guard at the health center?
(a) He is going the wrong way.
(b) He is hitting on women.
(c) He is trying to rob someone.
(d) He is riding a bike, which is not allowed.

5. What do the police do to Sammy prior to arresting him?
(a) They beat him up.
(b) They offer him shelter.
(c) They give him a good meal.
(d) They shoot at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. After making his doctor's appointment, what type of drink is Sammy in the mood for?

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

3. What does Sammy joke about in his interview at the health center?

4. How did Sammy spend his weekend, prior to the run-in with the police?

5. Where is Jackie Milligan from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What piece of personal history does Sammy reflect on, as he waits to report his lack of vision to the welfare office?

3. When meeting with the second interviewer, what does Sammy choose to do when he gets frustrated with the system?

4. After losing his vision, how does Sammy spend his unemployment check once he finally acquires it?

5. Why is Helen concerned by Sammy's involvement with stolen goods?

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

7. What types of things does Sammy procrastinate on?

8. What is Sammy's physical condition when he wakes up in his cell for the first time?

9. What are some examples of Sammy using optimism to deal with his blindness?

10. At what point does Sammy begin to worry about Helen's absence?

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