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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. Where was Anna's room located when she was able to stay with her employer's permission?
(a) Under the stairs.
(b) In an attic.
(c) In the closet.
(d) In a shed.

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

3. What was Michael K's first job once he left school and decided to find a reasonable job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Servant.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Trainer.

4. What did Michael K add to the cart in order to protect her from the worst of the weather?
(a) A canopy.
(b) A set of windows.
(c) An umbrella attachment.
(d) A metal top.

5. Anna K had worked as a ________ for eight years when she was in Sea Point, which was a suburb.
(a) Gardener.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Servant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did K decide that he and his mother should travel in order to be more successful with their journey?

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

4. What had Anna saved in order to help her and Michael K get to the city where she wants to be?

5. What was happening to Michael K as well since he was spending so many nights in the damp cold with his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened one day at the Buhrmann's apartment while Anna and K were trying to live there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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