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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The grandson admits to Michael K that he is a deserter of the ________.
(a) Refugee camp.
(b) Army.
(c) Police.
(d) Government.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Michael K loved spending time _____________ when he was allowed to do so during the day.
(a) Eating.
(b) Reading books.
(c) Walking.
(d) Basking in the sun.

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

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

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

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

14. During what part of the camp's training did Michael K collapse which caused him to be taken to a doctor?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Waterboarding.
(c) Mental.
(d) Physical.

15. The only food that Michael K had to eat was ______ and grubs when he was staying in the cave.
(a) Pumpkins.
(b) Roots.
(c) Paper.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor lets the captain know that Michael K is not of _________, which is why he should be let go.

2. Michael K disguised the entrance of his dwelling so that it could not be seen from the __________.

3. The hunger pangs that Michael K was feeling finally went away and K was able to empty his _________.

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

5. The grandson ranted against the _________ and gave Michael K suggestions on what he should plant.

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