102 pages 3 hours read

José Saramago

Blindness

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

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Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. A (Chapter 1)

2. B (Chapter 3)

3. C (Chapter 4)

4. D (Chapter 5)

5. A (Chapter 6)

6. B (Chapter 7)

7. D (Chapter 8)

8. C (Chapter 9)

9. B (Chapter 11)

10. B (Chapter 12)

11. B (Chapter 13)

12. A (Chapter 14)

13. D (Chapter 15)

14. C (Chapter 16)

15. C (Chapter 17)

Long Answer

1. The Girl With Dark Glasses expresses guilt and remorse over injuring the Car Thief and feels she should not have kicked him for fondling her. The other characters seem sympathetic, but instead of exonerating her, they say things like, “[W]e’re all guilty of something.” This might suggest that the author believes the Girl With Dark Glasses should have tolerated the Car Thief’s groping or reacted in a milder way. (Chapter 7)

2. The eyes of those struck blind with the white sickness look completely normal. This might suggest that the blindness does not have a physiological cause. The Unknown Voice says, “Fear struck us blind.