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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Michael K start working after he was attacked during a night shift at his job?
(a) Days.
(b) Weekends only.
(c) He stopped working completely.
(d) Afternoons.

2. Who told Michael K's mother that his lip would improve and close up over time?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) Her doctor.
(d) The midwife.

3. What is NOT one of the things Michael learned while he attended the special school he did?
(a) Scrubbing.
(b) Digging.
(c) Chopping.
(d) Sweeping.

4. Where does K go instead of going to work the day after his mother tells him that she wants to move?
(a) The border crossing.
(b) A store.
(c) Train station.
(d) The hospital.

5. Where did Michael K sleep when he could not find any gardening work after the death of his mother?
(a) Under the railway bridge.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In the cart.
(d) At the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Michael K have to start taking care of his mother, Anna, when her health began to fail?

2. What was wrong with Anna that Michael K decided that she needed to be taken to a hospital?

3. Where did K decide that he and his mother should travel in order to be more successful with their journey?

4. What did a soldier who stopped Michael K on the side of the road take from him?

5. Where did Michael K's mother take him in order to isolate him from other children?

(see the answer key)

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