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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sammy get home after making his doctor appointment?

2. Where is Jackie Milligan from?

3. If Helen does not come home, Sammy realizes he must do what?

4. How does Sammy feel once he has secured his doctor's appointment for Monday?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The emotional state of Sammy is very volatile. Examine how Sammy's emotional instability affects his ability to live his life.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character, Sammy.

1) What is his history?

2) How does he live his life?

3) What are his struggles?

Essay Topic 3

In order to receive fair treatment from the police, Sammy has to run from the stigma of his past. Unfortunately, many of his activities continue to haunt him. Write an essay analyzing how Sammy's past mistakes affect both his present and his future.

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