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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fights among the refugees took place as people argued over the ____________ of items in the middle of camp.
(a) Quality.
(b) Usages.
(c) Distribution.
(d) Ownership.

2. What was Michael K too weak to fight off, so it was inserted into his body to help him feel better?
(a) A screw in his head.
(b) A banana bag.
(c) Nose cannula.
(d) Food drip.

3. Michael K ignored his body's cries for ________ and simply stayed in his new home.
(a) Women.
(b) Food.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Companionship.

4. The camp where Michael K was at was patrolled by __________ which were police with blue berets.
(a) Blue Husks.
(b) White Corps.
(c) Blue Bandits.
(d) Free Corps.

5. While Michael could not _____________, he said there was nothing wrong with him.
(a) See.
(b) Keep food down.
(c) Move.
(d) Stand up.

6. Michael K found out that half of his crops had been eaten or trampled by the ___________ of the saboteurs.
(a) Donkeys.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Legions.
(d) Horses.

7. What did K water for the last time before heading toward the town and away from the grandson?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Pumpkins.
(d) Pineapple.

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

9. Michael K actually did not make any sign of ____________ when in the hospital.
(a) Wanting to leave.
(b) Eating.
(c) Recovering.
(d) Hearing people talk.

10. __________ were posted at every date with orders to shoot anyone outside of the wire at the walls.
(a) Army troops.
(b) Green berets.
(c) Blue men.
(d) Congo men.

11. What kind of camp was Michael K first taken to after he spent some time in the hospital recovering?
(a) Hard labor.
(b) Work.
(c) Concentration.
(d) Resettlement.

12. Who asked Michael K about his face and even shared his lunch with K?
(a) The guard.
(b) Joseph.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Robert.

13. The doctor pleaded with Captain Noel to __________ and let Michael K go.
(a) Create death orders.
(b) Ignore Michael K.
(c) Get over it.
(d) Make up a story.

14. The doctor didn't understand how _______ could have been running a garden to feel the rebels while starving to death.
(a) K.
(b) Mike.
(c) Michael.
(d) Michaels.

15. Michael K was not interested in the __________ that the doctor proposed in order to help him.
(a) Operation.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Food.
(d) Needle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Captain Noel wanted the doctor to speed up the __________ process, even though the doctor was hesitant.

3. The __________ explained that everyone was in the war, whether they wanted to be or not.

4. A man speaks to Michael K about a town called __________ desired the refugees in the camp, though they were still relying on the cheap labor.

5. Where did Michael K decide to live after leaving the farmhouse where he had been staying?

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