Blindness Study Guide

1. What was the first man who went blind doing when he was struck blind?

• Walking his dog
• Waiting at a stop light
• Yard work
• Playing basketball

2. What color does the first blind man see instead of the world around him?

• Blue
• Grey
• Black
• White

3. What do people do when the first man to be stricken blind can't drive home?

• Take him to the hospital
• Call the police
• Leave him there
• Someone takes him home

4. What does the first blind man knock over in his apartment?

• A picture frame
• A lamp
• A vase
• A table

5. What does the first blind man do while waiting for his wife to get home?

• Ties his shoes
• Reminisces
• Falls asleep
• Counts sheep

6. Where do the blind man and his wife find the car parked?

• In front of the house
• It is stolen
• In the parking complex
• Around the block

7. What does the first blind man dream about his first night blind?

• War
• Clouds
• That he is blind
• Goldfish

8. Which of the following is not in the waiting room of the ophthamologist's office?

• A girl with dark glasses
• A little boy with a squint
• An old man with an eye patch
• The car thief

9. What does the doctor discover is physically wrong with the first blind man's eyes?

• Conjunctivitis
• They are made of glass
• A lesion of the retina
• Nothing

10. How do the first blind man and his wife get to the doctor's office?

• They steal a car
• They take a taxi
• They walk
• They bicycle