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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 78 - 120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sammy lack?
(a) All of these.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Confidence.

2. What personal article of clothing is Sammy confused about at the beginning of the novel?
(a) His hat.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His pants.
(d) His belt.

3. At the beginning of "How Late it Was, How Late", why is Helen upset with Sammy?
(a) He will not marry her.
(b) He is always late on bills.
(c) He curses too often.
(d) He is involved in crime.

4. What causes Sammy to lose his confidence on his first blind bus ride?
(a) Figuring out the bus fare.
(b) He almost falls down the steps.
(c) Kids make fun of him.
(d) A man accuses him of faking.

5. Who does Sammy borrow a saw from, to cut off the head of a mop?
(a) Tan.
(b) Boab.
(c) Billie.
(d) Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sammy directly after the encounter with the policemen?

2. What does Sammy ask the group of policeman for?

3. Sammy believes that his cellmate was killed by who?

4. Now that Helen is gone, Sammy is worried about having money for what?

5. When Sammy realizes that his blindness might be permanent, what happens?

(see the answer key)

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