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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. Michael K is born with a ________ lip which causes him a number of problems in his life.

2. What did Michael K refuse to do when he found out that his mother had died in the hospital?

3. Michael K felt that it was his _______ to take care of his mother when she became ill.

4. Where did K go in order to steal the parts he felt he needed to make a makeshift seat for his mother to travel in?

5. The ________ line of Michael's mouth ensured that his mouth would never close completely.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Anna the day after she was taken to the hospital with a fever?

2. What was one of the terrible things the hospital did not do when they released K's mother?

3. What did K decide to do when he could not get any more garden work after the death of his mother?

4. What did K have to fend off in the morning after he and his mother spent the night sleeping in some undergrowth?

5. What kind of deformity was Michael K born with which repulses his mother when she looks at him?

6. What did Michael decide to use in order to move his mother around, eventually taking her to her beloved destination?

7. What did Michael K's deformity cause him trouble with when he was just a baby?

8. What kind of job did K get when he left school at the age of 15 in the book?

9. Why did K go back to working days for the parks and gardens after working nights for a time?

10. What happened after K ate the goat that took him such a long time to kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

K realizes that the camp he's in isn't jail, but he isn't free either, which upsets him.

Part 1: Do you think the camp was put into place at the time?

Part 2: Do you think it's right to keep people somewhere against their will? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think more people would have worked at the camp if they were able to leave at any time? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Survival is an omnipresent theme in this story, with people struggling to survive on nearly every page.

Part 1: Why do you think it's so hard for the characters to survive in Africa?

Part 2: How do you think you would handle the conditions Michael and his mother endure?

Part 3: Do you think Michael and Anna are the only ones suffering in that area? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The camp's accommodations become worse once the Captain is in charge.

Part 1: Why do you think the Captain seemingly doesn't care about the welfare of the campers?

Part 2: Do you think the Captain should have been nicer to the campers? Why or why not?

Part 3: What do you think the Captain's goals for the camp and its inhabitants really were?

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