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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael K liked working in ________ because people had never liked him due to his face.
(a) Dirt.
(b) Solitude.
(c) The storage room.
(d) Cape Town.

2. How old was Michael K when he was able to leave school and get a job that paid him money?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

3. One morning, men came and cleared out all of the ___________ in the apartment without any explanation to Michael K and Anna.
(a) Glass.
(b) Drapes.
(c) Furniture.
(d) Appliances.

4. What did Michael use to fend off two would-be robbers from taking anything from himself and his mother?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A gun.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A book.

5. Where does K go instead of going to work the day after his mother tells him that she wants to move?
(a) A store.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Train station.
(d) The border crossing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Michael K sleep when he could not find any gardening work after the death of his mother?

3. What is NOT one of the things Michael learned while he attended the special school he did?

4. What did Michael K and Anna need in order to get through the checkpoint at the outskirts of town?

5. What would the hospital NOT give to Michael K's mother, even though she desperately needed it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Anna the day after she was taken to the hospital with a fever?

2. What did K have to fend off in the morning after he and his mother spent the night sleeping in some undergrowth?

3. Why weren't Michael and his mother allowed to travel through a checkpoint?

4. What did Michael K's deformity cause him trouble with when he was just a baby?

5. What did K decide to do when he could not get any more garden work after the death of his mother?

6. What was one of the terrible things the hospital did not do when they released K's mother?

7. What did K tell Visagie's grandson when he arrived at the farmhouse unexpectedly where K was staying?

8. Why didn't K mind the extra burden of taking care of his mother when she was in failing health?

9. What was K going to do with the money that Anna had saved up over the years?

10. What did Michael decide to use in order to move his mother around, eventually taking her to her beloved destination?

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