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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) The storage room.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Solitude.

2. How long does the clerk say that it might take for Michael K to hear about his paperwork?
(a) He doesn't tell him about paperwork.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) One week.

3. What did Michael K end up eating from the ground because he was getting dizzy?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A piece of someone's bread.
(c) Rotted meat.
(d) Rotted fruit.

4. After the accident, it seems that travel was restricted to the ___________ by the order of the police and government.
(a) Hospital.
(b) Shore.
(c) Library.
(d) Outlying areas.

5. At what age did Michael K have to start taking care of his mother, Anna, when her health began to fail?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael was not judged to be smart enough for regular school, so he was sent to a special _______ institution.

2. Where did Anna sit with Michael K in order to wait for the bus to arrive?

3. Where does K go instead of going to work the day after his mother tells him that she wants to move?

4. Where was Anna's room located when she was able to stay with her employer's permission?

5. For whose department did Michael K work when he was finally able to find work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after K ate the goat that took him such a long time to kill?

2. What had been Anna's job for eight years when she was in Sea Point at the Cote d'Azur apartments?

3. Where was Michael taken when he was found wandering the roads without papers?

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

5. Why did K enjoy working in solitude during his time with the parks and garden department?

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

7. What happened because Michael K was judged to be not smart enough for regular school?

8. Why did K go back to working days for the parks and gardens after working nights for a time?

9. What kind of deformity was Michael K born with which repulses his mother when she looks at him?

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

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