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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. What leisure activities does Sammy enjoy that are affected by his blindness?
(a) Reading.
(b) Watching the news.
(c) Watching documentaries.
(d) All of these.

2. After making a doctor's appointment, why does Sammy want to go to a pub for lunch?
(a) Helen might be there.
(b) The receptionist plans to meet him there.
(c) He wants free chips.
(d) He hasn't had a drink in a week.

3. Once registered, what section is Sammy required to go to at the health center?
(a) The Spinal Center.
(b) The Brain Center.
(c) The Public Section.
(d) The Sightloss Center.

4. Where did Sammy get recruited for his first crime?
(a) The unemployment office.
(b) The pub.
(c) His brother's house.
(d) At work.

5. Who does Sammy think about while he waits at the health center?
(a) All of these.
(b) His parents.
(c) His son.
(d) His ex-wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Sammy during his interview at the health center?

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

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

4. What infestation does Helen's flat-block suffer from?

5. What keeps Sammy going in spite of his setbacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Sammy hears a kid bragging about getting in a fight, what is Sammy's response, and why is it ironic?

5. Sammy suspects what has caused him to lose his eyesight?

6. What unnerves Sammy when he attempts to report his new medical condition at the welfare office?

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

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

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

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

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