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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. What was Michael K too weak to fight off, so it was inserted into his body to help him feel better?
(a) Food drip.
(b) A banana bag.
(c) Nose cannula.
(d) A screw in his head.

2. When the police found Michael K delirious, they assumed that he was _________ as he was wandering around in a stupor.
(a) Sick.
(b) A refugee.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Crazy.

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

4. Where was Michael K taken in order to be interrogated for more information about the attacks?
(a) Torture chamber.
(b) Storeroom.
(c) Medical ward.
(d) Firing range.

5. Captain Noel explained that Michael K was accused of being _____________.
(a) A relative of the rebel leader.
(b) A spy.
(c) A rebel leader.
(d) An arsonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor believes that Michael is too ________ to have been helping the rebels.

2. Michael K weighed less than 90 pounds when he enters the ___________ ward at the camp in Cape Town.

3. What happened in the two days that Michael K was with the other refugees?

4. If anyone left the camp where Michael K was at, they would be sent to the ________ camp called Brandvlei.

5. What did K water for the last time before heading toward the town and away from the grandson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the doctor's explanation of K's refusal to eat camp food during his stay at the camp?

2. What news did K not seem very interested in when the doctor told him this information?

3. What were some of the signs of K's poor condition when he collapsed during physical training?

4. What are some of the things which are added to the refugee camps in order to make them internment camps?

5. What did K like to hold against himself when he was lying in bed though he was not recovering?

6. What do Captain Noel and the doctor decide to do with K after they realize he did not do anything?

7. Where was K admitted for medical assistance during the first part of this chapter?

8. What did K tell Captain Noel when the captain asked him about his garden?

9. What was medically wrong with K when he was admitted into the medical ward?

10. How did anyone know that the camp where Michael was at was once a racetrack?

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