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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael K disguised the entrance of his dwelling so that it could not be seen from the __________.
(a) Dam.
(b) Military post.
(c) Bank.
(d) Camp.

2. Michael K weighed less than 90 pounds when he enters the ___________ ward at the camp in Cape Town.
(a) Medical.
(b) Labor.
(c) Administrative.
(d) Mental health.

3. Captain Noel wanted the doctor to speed up the __________ process, even though the doctor was hesitant.
(a) Feeding.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Discharge.
(d) Bloodwork.

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

5. What happened in the two days that Michael K was with the other refugees?
(a) He was beaten and bloodied.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He was unconscious.
(d) He escapes.

6. When Noel asked Michael K about the ________, Michael K said that it belonged to no one else but the earth.
(a) Cave.
(b) Garden.
(c) Farmhouse.
(d) Pumpkin seeds.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. The __________ explained that everyone was in the war, whether they wanted to be or not.
(a) Orderly.
(b) Captain.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Guard.

14. The camp technically wasn't a _________, but Michael K also wasn't allowed to leave.
(a) Compound.
(b) Military installation.
(c) Jail.
(d) Sentence.

15. Michael K was unresponsive and the doctor became enraged when Michael K said that he was not in ________.
(a) The war.
(b) The world.
(c) The room.
(d) The army.

Short Answer Questions

1. The only food that Michael K had to eat was ______ and grubs when he was staying in the cave.

2. Michael K gave another man half of his wages in order to help him support his ____________.

3. Michael K made strange statements that make the doctor believe his ________ is dead.

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

5. Michael K learns of men on the mountains who come out at night to disrupt the government villages, called ____________.

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