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

2. Where did K go in order to steal the parts he felt he needed to make a makeshift seat for his mother to travel in?

3. What did Michael K decide to abandon after his encounter with the soldier who took from him?

4. What did Michael K begin to do as he become more and more despondent about his situation?

5. What did the grandson of the Visages decide that Michael K was there for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael seems to have a lot of troubles with feelings of depression, especially after the death of his mother.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael becomes so despondent after the death of his mother?

Part 2: Do you think Michael is capable of surviving and thriving on his own? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might you react after the death of a parent? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Michael decides to not eat for a while, mainly because he can not, and then realizes he is still strong.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael didn't make eating more of a priority?

Part 2: Do you think Michael could have gotten his life together more easily if he had taken the time to eat?

Part 3: How do you think you would feel after not eating for days or weeks on end?

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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