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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does K go instead of going to work the day after his mother tells him that she wants to move?
(a) A store.
(b) The border crossing.
(c) The hospital.
(d) Train station.

2. What did Michael K and Anna need in order to get through the checkpoint at the outskirts of town?
(a) A letter of permission.
(b) A bribe.
(c) A permit.
(d) A ticket.

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

4. Where did police put Michael K when they found him on the side of the road without any papers?
(a) Truck.
(b) Train car.
(c) Cart.
(d) Bus.

5. What had collapsed, leaving the train track covered in rocks and other pieces of debris?
(a) A tunnel.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The hillside.
(d) The foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael K start working after he was attacked during a night shift at his job?

2. How long was it by car to travel to Prince Albert, according to Michael K's estimations?

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

4. Where did Michael K and his mother sleep when he began to realize it might take days for them to reach Prince Albert?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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