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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 was wrong with Anna that Michael K decided that she needed to be taken to a hospital?

2. At what age did Michael K have to start taking care of his mother, Anna, when her health began to fail?

3. Michael K is born with a ________ lip which causes him a number of problems in his life.

4. Michael K felt that it was his _______ to take care of his mother when she became ill.

5. Michael K finally convinced Anna that he could take her away from the city by means of __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why didn't K mind the extra burden of taking care of his mother when she was in failing health?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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