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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Anna sit with Michael K in order to wait for the bus to arrive?
(a) In her bed.
(b) By the road.
(c) In the lobby.
(d) In the waiting room.

2. How long does the clerk say that it might take for Michael K to hear about his paperwork?
(a) 2 years.
(b) One week.
(c) 2 months.
(d) He doesn't tell him about paperwork.

3. How might Michael K describe the room where her mother was staying for a while?
(a) Large.
(b) Rat infested.
(c) Hot.
(d) Cold.

4. Michael K is born with a ________ lip which causes him a number of problems in his life.
(a) Hare.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Missing.

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

6. Why is Michael K unable to procure a ticket to get him and his mother to another city?
(a) There are no tickets available.
(b) No permit.
(c) Not enough money.
(d) His deformity.

7. What did Michael K begin to do as he become more and more despondent about his situation?
(a) Pray.
(b) Eat more.
(c) Sleep more.
(d) Sell his possessions.

8. Eventually, Michael K found a ____________ and ate until he was sick.
(a) Vegetable garden.
(b) Fruit tree.
(c) Bakery.
(d) Meat factory.

9. What was Michael K in charge of cleaning when he was a night attendant for the parks service?
(a) The main lobby.
(b) Public bathrooms.
(c) A work shed.
(d) The sidewalks.

10. What had collapsed, leaving the train track covered in rocks and other pieces of debris?
(a) The bridge.
(b) A tunnel.
(c) The hillside.
(d) The foundation.

11. Where does Anna decide that she wants to do instead of staying where she is with her employers?
(a) Cote d'Azur.
(b) Sea Point.
(c) Prince Albert.
(d) Cape Town.

12. How old was Michael K when he was able to leave school and get a job that paid him money?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

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

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

15. What did Michael K end up eating from the ground because he was getting dizzy?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) Rotted meat.
(c) A piece of someone's bread.
(d) Rotted fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did K try to salvage once he realized that the people who lived above them had left the building as well?

2. Anna K had worked as a ________ for eight years when she was in Sea Point, which was a suburb.

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

4. Who told Michael K's mother that his lip would improve and close up over time?

5. Michael K finally convinced Anna that he could take her away from the city by means of __________.

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