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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael K learns of men on the mountains who come out at night to disrupt the government villages, called ____________.
(a) Ghost men.
(b) Saboteurs.
(c) Strangolos.
(d) Rangers.

2. Michael K used to get cold at night and would complain about being made _________.
(a) Well.
(b) Fat.
(c) Sick.
(d) Useless.

3. Michael K was put in with the ___________ refugees unfortunately and returned after two days.
(a) Female.
(b) Regular.
(c) Mean.
(d) Children.

4. The hunger pangs that Michael K was feeling finally went away and K was able to empty his _________.
(a) Mind.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Soul.
(d) Heart.

5. Michael K found out that at the camp he had to __________ in order to receive food.
(a) Babysit.
(b) Pay.
(c) Read.
(d) Work.

6. What did Michael K hold close to him as he lay in bed in the hospital ward?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A picture.
(c) Pumpkin seeds.
(d) His bag.

7. Michael K decided to find another cave, one that was higher up and closer to the ________ line.
(a) Farm.
(b) Pipe.
(c) Water.
(d) Snow.

8. The relative of Captain Oosthuizen was a ____________ and drove Michael K ruthlessly the entire day.
(a) Rancher.
(b) Prince.
(c) Farmer.
(d) King.

9. Michael K collapsed during the training after suffering from labored breathing and a low ____________.
(a) Blood pressure.
(b) Fever.
(c) Mood.
(d) Heartbeat.

10. Michael K gave another man half of his wages in order to help him support his ____________.
(a) Wife.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Children.

11. The doctor lets the captain know that Michael K is not of _________, which is why he should be let go.
(a) The army.
(b) The war.
(c) The men.
(d) This world.

12. When the police found Michael K delirious, they assumed that he was _________ as he was wandering around in a stupor.
(a) Sick.
(b) A refugee.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Crazy.

13. If anyone left the camp where Michael K was at, they would be sent to the ________ camp called Brandvlei.
(a) Death.
(b) Christian.
(c) Mission.
(d) Hard labor.

14. Michael K made strange statements that make the doctor believe his ________ is dead.
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Uncle.

15. Where did Michael K decide to live after leaving the farmhouse where he had been staying?
(a) Beach.
(b) Cave.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael K only do sparingly so as not to call attention to his good and his new home?

2. Michael K weighed less than 90 pounds when he enters the ___________ ward at the camp in Cape Town.

3. What did Michael K realize would wash through his new dwelling though he didn't care?

4. The camp technically wasn't a _________, but Michael K also wasn't allowed to leave.

5. The doctor didn't understand how _______ could have been running a garden to feel the rebels while starving to death.

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