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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Michael K is born with a ________ lip which causes him a number of problems in his life.
(a) Hare.
(b) Missing.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

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

4. At what apartments did Anna K work for the duration of her eight years of employment?
(a) Gold Territory.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Prince Albert.
(d) Cote d'Azur.

5. The nurses at the hospital ___________ to let Michael K stay with his mother overnight in the ward.
(a) Decided.
(b) Thought.
(c) Were willing.
(d) Would not willing.

6. How long does the clerk say that it might take for Michael K to hear about his paperwork?
(a) 2 years.
(b) He doesn't tell him about paperwork.
(c) One week.
(d) 2 months.

7. Where did Anna sit with Michael K in order to wait for the bus to arrive?
(a) By the road.
(b) In the waiting room.
(c) In her bed.
(d) In the lobby.

8. At what age did Michael K have to start taking care of his mother, Anna, when her health began to fail?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 31.
(d) 30.

9. Where does Anna decide that she wants to do instead of staying where she is with her employers?
(a) Cote d'Azur.
(b) Sea Point.
(c) Prince Albert.
(d) Cape Town.

10. On what day of the week did Michael K always visit his mother, even when he was working on a regular basis?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) It varied.
(d) Monday.

11. Where did Michael K's mother take him in order to isolate him from other children?
(a) A playground.
(b) A garden.
(c) A pumpkin patch.
(d) Her work.

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

13. What did the grandson of the Visages decide that Michael K was there for?
(a) To help him take care of his mother.
(b) To steal the valuables.
(c) To be a servant.
(d) To burn the house down.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Michael K finally convinced Anna that he could take her away from the city by means of __________.

3. What was happening to Michael K as well since he was spending so many nights in the damp cold with his mother?

4. One morning, men came and cleared out all of the ___________ in the apartment without any explanation to Michael K and Anna.

5. For whose department did Michael K work when he was finally able to find work?

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