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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. When Noel asked Michael K about the ________, Michael K said that it belonged to no one else but the earth.

2. The grandson admits to Michael K that he is a deserter of the ________.

3. Michael K made strange statements that make the doctor believe his ________ is dead.

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

5. Who asked Michael K about his face and even shared his lunch with K?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the name that was given to Michael by the Captain, even though Michael tried to explain what his actual name was?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michael decides to break into his old work in order to steal a wheelbarrow to move his mother from place to place.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael decided he needed to steal the wheelbarrow instead of asking for it or buying it?

Part 2: Do you think it's ever right to steal? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you agree with the decision Michael made about the wheelbarrow? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The doctor wonders if K no seeking independence sooner from his mother has caused him to crave freedom now at all costs.

Part 1: Do you agree with the assessment of the doctor? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think every human being craves freedom? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you enjoy freedom in your daily life today?

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