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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 had Anna saved in order to help her and Michael K get to the city where she wants to be?

2. One morning, men came and cleared out all of the ___________ in the apartment without any explanation to Michael K and Anna.

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

4. What did K try to salvage once he realized that the people who lived above them had left the building as well?

5. Who is repulsed by the physical deformity that Michael K has?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Though Michael doesn't seem to take care of himself, he does still want to be free, escaping whenever he can.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael is always determined to be free?

Part 2: How do you think Michael finds the strength to escape?

Part 3: Would you rather eat and be in prison or be free and starve? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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