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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. While Michael could not _____________, he said there was nothing wrong with him.
(a) Stand up.
(b) Keep food down.
(c) See.
(d) Move.

2. What did Michael K hold close to him as he lay in bed in the hospital ward?
(a) Pumpkin seeds.
(b) His bag.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A picture.

3. The grandson admits to Michael K that he is a deserter of the ________.
(a) Refugee camp.
(b) Army.
(c) Police.
(d) Government.

4. What did K water for the last time before heading toward the town and away from the grandson?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) Pumpkins.

5. Michael K found out that at the camp he had to __________ in order to receive food.
(a) Work.
(b) Read.
(c) Babysit.
(d) Pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael K made strange statements that make the doctor believe his ________ is dead.

2. Michael K was unresponsive and the doctor became enraged when Michael K said that he was not in ________.

3. The __________ explained that everyone was in the war, whether they wanted to be or not.

4. Michael K loved spending time _____________ when he was allowed to do so during the day.

5. Michael K used to get cold at night and would complain about being made _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were some the accusations that K was facing, according to Captain Noel when he speaks to the doctor?

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

5. What did the doctor think K's mother's influence was on K's current habit of not eating any food?

6. What was the doctor's reasoning behind feeling that K was innocent of the charges?

7. What enraged the doctor during the interrogation of Michael after there were more attacks on Prince Albert?

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

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

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

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