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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 realize would wash through his new dwelling though he didn't care?

2. The ________ shop in Prince Albert mysteriously exploded and fire spread in the town.

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

4. The doctor pleaded with Captain Noel to __________ and let Michael K go.

5. What did K water for the last time before heading toward the town and away from the grandson?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the doctor think K's mother's influence was on K's current habit of not eating any food?

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

4. What was the doctor's reasoning behind feeling that K was innocent of the charges?

5. Where was K admitted for medical assistance during the first part of this chapter?

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

7. What were some the accusations that K was facing, according to Captain Noel when he speaks to the doctor?

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

9. What did K refuse to do when he was put in with the regular refugees at the camp?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

K realizes that the camp he's in isn't jail, but he isn't free either, which upsets him.

Part 1: Do you think the camp was put into place at the time?

Part 2: Do you think it's right to keep people somewhere against their will? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think more people would have worked at the camp if they were able to leave at any time? Why or why not?

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