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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. Michael K actually did not make any sign of ____________ when in the hospital.

2. The camp technically wasn't a _________, but Michael K also wasn't allowed to leave.

3. When the police found Michael K delirious, they assumed that he was _________ as he was wandering around in a stupor.

4. The __________ explained that everyone was in the war, whether they wanted to be or not.

5. During what part of the camp's training did Michael K collapse which caused him to be taken to a doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did anyone know that the camp where Michael was at was once a racetrack?

2. What is the doctor's explanation of K's refusal to eat camp food during his stay at the camp?

3. What do Captain Noel and the doctor decide to do with K after they realize he did not do anything?

4. What did K tell the doctor when the doctor asks him if he is fasting during his stay at the camp?

5. What enraged the doctor during the interrogation of Michael after there were more attacks on Prince Albert?

6. What news did K not seem very interested in when the doctor told him this information?

7. What was medically wrong with K when he was admitted into the medical ward?

8. What did the guard say when he was asked why K had even been a part of the training?

9. What are some of the things which are added to the refugee camps in order to make them internment camps?

10. Why did the doctor want the captain to discharge Michael out of the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The trip that Anna and Michael make exhausts both of them.

Part 1: Do you think Anna and Michael should have attempted the trip at all? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think Anna would have died had she stayed where she was before the trip? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Michael should have pushed Anna to travel in the way she did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Michael was often isolated from other children when he was growing up as his mother kept him away from other children.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael's mother kept him away from other children?

Part 2: Do you agree that Michael should have been kept away from other children? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might a child be affected by being kept alone for long periods of time?

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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