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

2. What infestation does Helen's flat-block suffer from?
(a) Termites.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Mice.

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

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

5. Where is Jackie Milligan from?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sammy worry about after getting off the bus at the health center?

2. Where did Sammy live in the past?

3. What does Sammy suddenly worry about while soaking in the tub?

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

5. After making a doctor's appointment, why does Sammy want to go to a pub for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of things does Sammy procrastinate on?

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

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

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

6. What difficulties does Sammy face when he takes his first bus ride as a blind man?

7. When Sammy is trying to make a doctor's appointment, what obstacles stand in his way?

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

9. Why does Sammy confuse the group of police with tourists?

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

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