Understanding Perspectives on Blindness

In a hospital room, a young man recovering from eye surgery and an old man with heart disease become friends. The old man, who is blind, describes a beautiful view outside their window to the young man, who cannot see due to bandages. This gives the young man hope and joy. After the young man's recovery, he discovers the old man has passed away and there was no view, only a wall. The old man's descriptions were a comforting lie to uplift his friend.

What were the conditions of the two men sharing the hospital room?

• Both had eye surgery

• Both had heart disease

• One had eye surgery, the other had heart disease

• One had a broken leg, the other had heart disease

Why did the young man turn away from the window every morning?

• He couldn't see due to the bandage on his eyes

• He preferred to sleep

• He didn't like the view

• He was afraid of the light

What did the old man describe to the young man?

• A busy city street

• A beautiful garden

• A lake with ducks, swans, and children playing

• A mountain range

How did the young man feel when the old man described the outside world?

• Angry

• Encouraged and hopeful

• Sad

• Indifferent

What did the young man plan to do after removing his bandage?

• Leave the hospital immediately

• Share the view with the old man

• Go for a walk alone

• Read a book

What did the young man discover when he returned to the room?

• The old man was awake

• The old man was gone

• The old man was reading a book

• The old man was talking to the nurse

What did the young man see when he looked out the window?

• A beautiful garden

• A busy street

• A wall

• A park

What was the old man's condition regarding his vision?

• He had blurry vision

• He was completely blind

• He was partially blind

• He had perfect vision

How did the young man react to the old man's blindness?

• He was angry

• He was grateful and emotional

• He was indifferent

• He was confused

What did the young man whisper at the end?

• Thank you

• Goodbye

• See you soon

• I will miss you