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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whose department did Michael K work when he was finally able to find work?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Point Arena.
(c) White House.
(d) Prince Albert.

3. What did Michael K refuse to do when he found out that his mother had died in the hospital?
(a) Leave.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sign their papers.
(d) See her.

4. What was Michael K's first job once he left school and decided to find a reasonable job?
(a) Gardener.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Servant.
(d) Trainer.

5. What did Michael use to fend off two would-be robbers from taking anything from himself and his mother?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A gun.
(c) A piece of glass.
(d) A book.

6. How long was it by car to travel to Prince Albert, according to Michael K's estimations?
(a) A week.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) A day.

7. Michael K liked working in ________ because people had never liked him due to his face.
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Dirt.
(c) The storage room.
(d) Solitude.

8. How did Michael K's mother feed her son since he could not breast feed or bottle feed?
(a) A cup.
(b) She didn't.
(c) By spoon.
(d) A rag.

9. On what day of the week did Michael K always visit his mother, even when he was working on a regular basis?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) It varied.
(d) Saturday.

10. What did a soldier who stopped Michael K on the side of the road take from him?
(a) The cart.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His mother's ashes.
(d) His money.

11. Where did Michael K and his mother sleep when he began to realize it might take days for them to reach Prince Albert?
(a) A tree.
(b) A checkpoint.
(c) The hospital lobby.
(d) Undergrowth near the road.

12. Where did K pay his rent though he said that he would not be coming back?
(a) Hostel.
(b) Apartment.
(c) The garden society.
(d) Hospital.

13. What was happening to Michael K as well since he was spending so many nights in the damp cold with his mother?
(a) He was getting desperate.
(b) He was shrinking.
(c) He was getting sick.
(d) He was getting angry.

14. Michael K finally convinced Anna that he could take her away from the city by means of __________.
(a) A plane.
(b) A train.
(c) The cart.
(d) A truck.

15. Where was Anna's room located when she was able to stay with her employer's permission?
(a) In an attic.
(b) Under the stairs.
(c) In a shed.
(d) In the closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael K and Anna need in order to get through the checkpoint at the outskirts of town?

2. What is NOT one of the things Michael learned while he attended the special school he did?

3. At what apartments did Anna K work for the duration of her eight years of employment?

4. Where did police put Michael K when they found him on the side of the road without any papers?

5. What did Michael K add to the cart in order to protect her from the worst of the weather?

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