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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 did K go in order to steal the parts he felt he needed to make a makeshift seat for his mother to travel in?
(a) Work shed.
(b) A hardware store.
(c) The basement.
(d) The hospital.

2. Who told Michael K's mother that his lip would improve and close up over time?
(a) His aunt.
(b) Her doctor.
(c) His father.
(d) The midwife.

3. Where did K decide that he and his mother should travel in order to be more successful with their journey?
(a) A tunnel.
(b) The side roads.
(c) The main roads.
(d) The military trucks.

4. What did Michael K notice about himself even though he had not eaten in a few days?
(a) He was going crazy.
(b) He was hungry.
(c) He was not hungry.
(d) He still had his strength.

5. What did a soldier who stopped Michael K on the side of the road take from him?
(a) His money.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His mother's ashes.
(d) The cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael K end up eating from the ground because he was getting dizzy?

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

3. What did Michael K start working after he was attacked during a night shift at his job?

4. A soldier came over to Michael K to warn him to stay _________ or else he might be shot on sight.

5. At what apartments did Anna K work for the duration of her eight years of employment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of job did K get when he left school at the age of 15 in the book?

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

4. What hindered K and Anna's movements after there were a number of riots in the area?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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