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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 did police put Michael K when they found him on the side of the road without any papers?

2. Where does K go instead of going to work the day after his mother tells him that she wants to move?

3. For whose department did Michael K work when he was finally able to find work?

4. After the accident, it seems that travel was restricted to the ___________ by the order of the police and government.

5. What did Michael K and Anna need in order to get through the checkpoint at the outskirts of town?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The camp's accommodations become worse once the Captain is in charge.

Part 1: Why do you think the Captain seemingly doesn't care about the welfare of the campers?

Part 2: Do you think the Captain should have been nicer to the campers? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think the Captain's goals for the camp and its inhabitants really were?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Michael then has to take care of his own mother as she is in failing health and she can't take care of herself.

Part 1: Do you think Michael is capable of taking care of his mother? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Michael decides to take care of his mother, even though she has been mean to him?

Part 3: Would you take care of your mother if she were like Anna? Why or why not?

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