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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Anna's employers allow her to go on once she became ill?
(a) Their health insurance.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Light duty.
(d) A vacation.

2. What did a soldier who stopped Michael K on the side of the road take from him?
(a) His money.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His mother's ashes.
(d) The cart.

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

4. Who is repulsed by the physical deformity that Michael K has?
(a) His dad.
(b) His mom.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

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

6. What did Michael K notice about himself even though he had not eaten in a few days?
(a) He was not hungry.
(b) He still had his strength.
(c) He was going crazy.
(d) He was hungry.

7. 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) Sleep.
(d) Sign their papers.

8. What did Michael K end up eating from the ground because he was getting dizzy?
(a) Rotted fruit.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A piece of someone's bread.
(d) Rotted meat.

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

10. 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) Bombing.
(b) Fire.
(c) Riot.
(d) Coup.

11. What did Michael K add to the cart in order to protect her from the worst of the weather?
(a) A canopy.
(b) A set of windows.
(c) A metal top.
(d) An umbrella attachment.

12. What did Michael K decide to abandon after his encounter with the soldier who took from him?
(a) His name.
(b) His clothes.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) His money.

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

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

15. How long was it by car to travel to Prince Albert, according to Michael K's estimations?
(a) 4 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) A day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Michael K and Anna need in order to get through the checkpoint at the outskirts of town?

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

4. Michael K is born with a ________ lip which causes him a number of problems in his life.

5. Where did Anna sit with Michael K in order to wait for the bus to arrive?

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