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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 did Michael K refuse to do when he found out that his mother had died in the hospital?

2. How long does the clerk say that it might take for Michael K to hear about his paperwork?

3. How long was it by car to travel to Prince Albert, according to Michael K's estimations?

4. What is NOT one of the things Michael learned while he attended the special school he did?

5. Why is Michael K unable to procure a ticket to get him and his mother to another city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 was attacked when he was working nights, so he switched to days in order to be safer.

Part 1: Do you think Michael's condition made him an easier target for violence? Why or why not?

Part 2: Should Michael even be working on his own? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Michael's switch to a new job proves he is strong or that he is weak? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The trip that Anna and Michael make exhausts both of them.

Part 1: Do you think Anna and Michael should have attempted the trip at all? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think Anna would have died had she stayed where she was before the trip? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Michael should have pushed Anna to travel in the way she did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, K had no shame in being simple and being a drifter in life.

Part 1: Do you think K was truly happy with the way his life turned out? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you believe that K died at the end of the book? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that perhaps death is the truest form of freedom? Why or why not?

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