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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 use to fend off two would-be robbers from taking anything from himself and his mother?

2. What did Anna's employers allow her to go on once she became ill?

3. Where did K pay his rent though he said that he would not be coming back?

4. What was Michael K in charge of cleaning when he was a night attendant for the parks service?

5. Where did K decide that he and his mother should travel in order to be more successful with their journey?

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 after K ate the goat that took him such a long time to kill?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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