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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The ________ line of Michael's mouth ensured that his mouth would never close completely.
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

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

4. What would the hospital NOT give to Michael K's mother, even though she desperately needed it?
(a) A new IV port.
(b) A wheelchair.
(c) A glucose monitor.
(d) A bandage for her wound.

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

6. What was wrong with Anna that Michael K decided that she needed to be taken to a hospital?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Broken leg.
(c) Fever.
(d) Large cut on her forehead.

7. Why does Anna feel a connection to the town she wants to move to, as answered in #25?
(a) She was born there.
(b) She has relatives there.
(c) Her father is there.
(d) Her school is there.

8. 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) Riot.
(c) Fire.
(d) Bombing.

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

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

11. Michael K finally convinced Anna that he could take her away from the city by means of __________.
(a) The cart.
(b) A plane.
(c) A train.
(d) A truck.

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

13. A soldier came over to Michael K to warn him to stay _________ or else he might be shot on sight.
(a) In his home.
(b) Off the road.
(c) At the hostel.
(d) On the road.

14. What did Michael use to fend off two would-be robbers from taking anything from himself and his mother?
(a) A book.
(b) A gun.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A pipe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the clerk say that it might take for Michael K to hear about his paperwork?

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?

3. What did the grandson of the Visages decide that Michael K was there for?

4. What did Anna have up her nose when she was in the hospital ward on the second day?

5. What did Michael K notice about himself even though he had not eaten in a few days?

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