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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Michael K unable to procure a ticket to get him and his mother to another city?
(a) There are no tickets available.
(b) His deformity.
(c) Not enough money.
(d) No permit.

3. Where did K pay his rent though he said that he would not be coming back?
(a) Hospital.
(b) The garden society.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Hostel.

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

5. Michael K liked working in ________ because people had never liked him due to his face.
(a) The storage room.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How might Michael K describe the room where her mother was staying for a while?

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

3. Where did police put Michael K when they found him on the side of the road without any papers?

4. After the accident, it seems that travel was restricted to the ___________ by the order of the police and government.

5. What was Michael K's first job once he left school and decided to find a reasonable job?

(see the answer key)

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