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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did K go in order to steal the parts he felt he needed to make a makeshift seat for his mother to travel in?
(a) The basement.
(b) Work shed.
(c) A hardware store.
(d) The hospital.

2. Michael K felt that it was his _______ to take care of his mother when she became ill.
(a) Promise.
(b) Duty.
(c) Station.
(d) Burden.

3. What did Michael K refuse to do when he found out that his mother had died in the hospital?
(a) Sleep.
(b) See her.
(c) Leave.
(d) Sign their papers.

4. After the accident, it seems that travel was restricted to the ___________ by the order of the police and government.
(a) Outlying areas.
(b) Shore.
(c) Library.
(d) Hospital.

5. Why does Anna feel a connection to the town she wants to move to, as answered in #25?
(a) She has relatives there.
(b) Her school is there.
(c) Her father is there.
(d) She was born there.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ________ line of Michael's mouth ensured that his mouth would never close completely.

2. What did a soldier who stopped Michael K on the side of the road take from him?

3. What did K try to salvage once he realized that the people who lived above them had left the building as well?

4. What did Anna's employers allow her to go on once she became ill?

5. Where did Michael K sleep when he could not find any gardening work after the death of his mother?

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