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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, Michael K found a ____________ and ate until he was sick.
(a) Fruit tree.
(b) Meat factory.
(c) Vegetable garden.
(d) Bakery.

2. Michael K was fed by some strangers, but the children continued to stare at his __________.
(a) Long fingernails.
(b) Emaciated body.
(c) Lip.
(d) Long hair.

3. What did Michael K start working after he was attacked during a night shift at his job?
(a) Afternoons.
(b) He stopped working completely.
(c) Weekends only.
(d) Days.

4. After there was an accident on the street with a military vehicle, there was a _________ which caused Michael K and his mother to hide.
(a) Coup.
(b) Bombing.
(c) Fire.
(d) Riot.

5. What did Michael K notice about himself even though he had not eaten in a few days?
(a) He was going crazy.
(b) He still had his strength.
(c) He was hungry.
(d) He was not hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nurses at the hospital ___________ to let Michael K stay with his mother overnight in the ward.

2. What is NOT one of the things Michael learned while he attended the special school he did?

3. What did Michael K decide to abandon after his encounter with the soldier who took from him?

4. What had Anna saved in order to help her and Michael K get to the city where she wants to be?

5. Anna K had worked as a ________ for eight years when she was in Sea Point, which was a suburb.

(see the answer key)

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