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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 K begin to do as he become more and more despondent about his situation?

2. What was Michael K's first job once he left school and decided to find a reasonable job?

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

4. What did Michael K end up eating from the ground because he was getting dizzy?

5. At what apartments did Anna K work for the duration of her eight years of employment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Survival is an omnipresent theme in this story, with people struggling to survive on nearly every page.

Part 1: Why do you think it's so hard for the characters to survive in Africa?

Part 2: How do you think you would handle the conditions Michael and his mother endure?

Part 3: Do you think Michael and Anna are the only ones suffering in that area? 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

K began to live a life in which he could make all of the decisions whether to eat or to sleep, work or not work.

Part 1: Do you think K found the absolute freedom he longed for? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think you would enjoy the type of life K begins to lead? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you define total freedom? Why?

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