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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. Where does Anna decide that she wants to do instead of staying where she is with her employers?

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

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

4. What did a soldier who stopped Michael K on the side of the road take from him?

5. Where did Anna sit with Michael K in order to wait for the bus to arrive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did K decide to do when he could not get any more garden work after the death of his mother?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael decides to break into his old work in order to steal a wheelbarrow to move his mother from place to place.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael decided he needed to steal the wheelbarrow instead of asking for it or buying it?

Part 2: Do you think it's ever right to steal? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you agree with the decision Michael made about the wheelbarrow? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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