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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. What was Michael K in charge of cleaning when he was a night attendant for the parks service?

2. On what day of the week did Michael K always visit his mother, even when he was working on a regular basis?

3. For whose department did Michael K work when he was finally able to find work?

4. What did Michael use to fend off two would-be robbers from taking anything from himself and his mother?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had been Anna's job for eight years when she was in Sea Point at the Cote d'Azur apartments?

2. What was K going to do with the money that Anna had saved up over the years?

3. Why did K enjoy working in solitude during his time with the parks and garden department?

4. Why didn't K mind the extra burden of taking care of his mother when she was in failing health?

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

6. What hindered K and Anna's movements after there were a number of riots in the area?

7. Where was Michael taken when he was found wandering the roads without papers?

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

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

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

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 2

K hadn't complained to the guard about being hungry, which is why he was sent to do strenuous exercise even though he should not have.

Part 1: Why do you think that K never complained?

Part 2: Do you think you would have complained if you were in K's situation? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the guard should have realized K was in bad shape? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Michael then has to take care of his own mother as she is in failing health and she can't take care of herself.

Part 1: Do you think Michael is capable of taking care of his mother? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Michael decides to take care of his mother, even though she has been mean to him?

Part 3: Would you take care of your mother if she were like Anna? Why or why not?

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