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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 was put in with the ___________ refugees unfortunately and returned after two days.

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

3. The doctor wondered why Michael K was allowed to be in this training as he was in poor shape. What did the guard say?

4. What is the name of the rehabilitation camp where Michael K ends up in Cape Town?

5. Michael K met a man named _______ who had been kicked off his farm and detained from his family.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the signs of K's poor condition when he collapsed during physical training?

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

3. What did K tell Captain Noel when the captain asked him about his garden?

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

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

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

7. What did the doctor think K's biggest mistake was in his life?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

K hadn't complained to the guard about being hungry, which is why he was sent to do strenuous exercise even though he should not have.

Part 1: Why do you think that K never complained?

Part 2: Do you think you would have complained if you were in K's situation? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the guard should have realized K was in bad shape? 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 decides he does not want to be a servant so he leaves and finds a cave to live in.

Part 1: Why do you think K decided not to be a servant?

Part 2: Do you think the servant job might have been a good idea for K? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think you would be a servant for someone else? Why or why not?

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