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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For whose department did Michael K work when he was finally able to find work?
(a) Point Arena.
(b) White House.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Prince Albert.

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

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

6. What did K try to salvage once he realized that the people who lived above them had left the building as well?
(a) Wheelchairs.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Blankets.

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

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

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

10. 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?
(a) The basement.
(b) Work shed.
(c) A hardware store.
(d) The hospital.

11. Anna K had worked as a ________ for eight years when she was in Sea Point, which was a suburb.
(a) Servant.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Nanny.

12. 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 tree.
(b) Undergrowth near the road.
(c) A checkpoint.
(d) The hospital lobby.

13. 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) A store.
(c) The border crossing.
(d) Train station.

14. What is NOT one of the things Michael learned while he attended the special school he did?
(a) Digging.
(b) Scrubbing.
(c) Sweeping.
(d) Chopping.

15. Where did police put Michael K when they found him on the side of the road without any papers?
(a) Truck.
(b) Bus.
(c) Cart.
(d) Train car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael use to fend off two would-be robbers from taking anything from himself and his mother?

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

3. Michael was not judged to be smart enough for regular school, so he was sent to a special _______ institution.

4. Where did Michael K's mother take him in order to isolate him from other children?

5. What had collapsed, leaving the train track covered in rocks and other pieces of debris?

(see the answer keys)

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