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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael K was fed by some strangers, but the children continued to stare at his __________.

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

3. How old was Michael K when he was able to leave school and get a job that paid him money?

4. After there was an accident on the street with a military vehicle, there was a _________ which caused Michael K and his mother to hide.

5. What did Michael K add to the cart in order to protect her from the worst of the weather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't K mind the extra burden of taking care of his mother when she was in failing health?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

K decides he does not want to be a servant so he leaves and finds a cave to live in.

Part 1: Why do you think K decided not to be a servant?

Part 2: Do you think the servant job might have been a good idea for K? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think you would be a servant for someone else? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

K decides that once he escapes from the camp he wants a home, but not one that he was bound to.

Part 1: How do you think K believes a life should be led?

Part 2: Why do you think K does not want to be bound to his home?

Part 3: Do you think you can want a home and yet not be bound to one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

K began to live a life in which he could make all of the decisions whether to eat or to sleep, work or not work.

Part 1: Do you think K found the absolute freedom he longed for? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think you would enjoy the type of life K begins to lead? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you define total freedom? Why?

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