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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Shore.
(d) Library.

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

4. What did Anna have up her nose when she was in the hospital ward on the second day?
(a) A cotton ball.
(b) A bandage.
(c) A tube.
(d) A needle.

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

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

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

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

9. How might Michael K describe the room where her mother was staying for a while?
(a) Rat infested.
(b) Hot.
(c) Cold.
(d) Large.

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

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

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

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

14. What did Michael K begin to do as he become more and more despondent about his situation?
(a) Eat more.
(b) Sell his possessions.
(c) Pray.
(d) Sleep more.

15. Who told Michael K's mother that his lip would improve and close up over time?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) Her doctor.
(d) The midwife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is repulsed by the physical deformity that Michael K has?

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

4. Where did K pay his rent though he said that he would not be coming back?

5. Michael K felt that it was his _______ to take care of his mother when she became ill.

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