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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. What was wrong with Anna that Michael K decided that she needed to be taken to a hospital?

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

3. Where did Michael K and his mother sleep when he began to realize it might take days for them to reach Prince Albert?

4. Where did Michael K's mother take him in order to isolate him from other children?

5. The nurses at the hospital ___________ to let Michael K stay with his mother overnight in the ward.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Michael decide to use in order to move his mother around, eventually taking her to her beloved destination?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael has decided that it is his duty to take care of his mother, not a burden.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael decides taking care of his mom is a duty?

Part 2: Do you agree that taking care of your parent is the duty of every child? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might Anna have fared without the help of Michael?

Essay Topic 2

Michael's mother is repulsed by the way her son looks when he is born.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael's mother can't get past the idea of his hare lip?

Part 2: Do you think a mother should love their child unconditionally? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think Michael's mother's reaction affected him in his life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

K hadn't complained to the guard about being hungry, which is why he was sent to do strenuous exercise even though he should not have.

Part 1: Why do you think that K never complained?

Part 2: Do you think you would have complained if you were in K's situation? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the guard should have realized K was in bad shape? Why or why not?

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