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

2. The camp where Michael K was at was patrolled by __________ which were police with blue berets.

3. Michael K disguised the entrance of his dwelling so that it could not be seen from the __________.

4. __________ were posted at every date with orders to shoot anyone outside of the wire at the walls.

5. The doctor believes that Michael is too ________ to have been helping the rebels.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did K like to hold against himself when he was lying in bed though he was not recovering?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

Michael has decided that it is his duty to take care of his mother, not a burden.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael decides taking care of his mom is a duty?

Part 2: Do you agree that taking care of your parent is the duty of every child? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might Anna have fared without the help of Michael?

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