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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 Michael K and his mother sleep when he began to realize it might take days for them to reach Prince Albert?
(a) The hospital lobby.
(b) A tree.
(c) A checkpoint.
(d) Undergrowth near the road.

2. 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 hospital.
(b) Work shed.
(c) A hardware store.
(d) The basement.

3. Anna K had worked as a ________ for eight years when she was in Sea Point, which was a suburb.
(a) Gardener.
(b) Servant.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Nanny.

4. What did Anna have up her nose when she was in the hospital ward on the second day?
(a) A tube.
(b) A bandage.
(c) A needle.
(d) A cotton ball.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week did Michael K always visit his mother, even when he was working on a regular basis?

2. What did Michael K begin to do as he become more and more despondent about his situation?

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 had collapsed, leaving the train track covered in rocks and other pieces of debris?

5. Why does Anna feel a connection to the town she wants to move to, as answered in #25?

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