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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After spending time in jail, what does Sammy avoid doing?
(a) Filing his taxes.
(b) Telling his mother.
(c) Telling Helen.
(d) Taking a shower.

2. What stops Sammy from getting a drink after making his doctor appointment?
(a) He has no money.
(b) The police are waiting at the pub.
(c) The receptionist stands him up.
(d) He has a panic attack.

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

4. Why is there a wait at the health center?
(a) It is crowded.
(b) Sammy did not make an appointment.
(c) Many doctors want to see him.
(d) There is a bomb threat.

5. What happens to Sammy directly after the encounter with the policemen?
(a) The police offer him a job.
(b) He blacks out.
(c) He meets Ally.
(d) He finds money.

6. Sammy may be ineligible for health benefits if what?
(a) The incident is determined his fault.
(b) Helen complains.
(c) The police deny Sammy's claim.
(d) The incident appears in the papers.

7. When Boab first meets Sammy, what does he do?
(a) Help him.
(b) Scold him.
(c) Lecture him.
(d) Shun him.

8. Where did Sammy meet Jackie Milligan?
(a) His sister's house.
(b) Betting shops.
(c) The pub.
(d) The shooting range.

9. Samurai warriors often tricked others by living like what?
(a) All of these.
(b) Vagabonds.
(c) Kings.
(d) Mystics.

10. Once awake from his nap, how does Sammy discover that Helen hasn't been home?
(a) Her bed hasn't been slept in.
(b) She left him a note.
(c) The fridge is full of food.
(d) The answering machine is full.

11. What intrigues Sammy about the Samurai warriors?
(a) Their position in the world.
(b) Their height.
(c) Their physical fitness.
(d) Their capacity for revenge.

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

13. How did Helen react to the details about Sammy's criminal past?
(a) She forgave him.
(b) She was offended, but thoughtful.
(c) She was intrigued.
(d) She was angry and asked him to leave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After making his doctor's appointment, where does Sammy end up getting food?

2. Where does Sammy work, occasionally?

3. Sammy asks the first interviewer at the health center to remove what from the computer records?

4. What did Sammy and Helen fight over?

5. How does Sammy feel about Helen's absence?

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