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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. The nurses at the hospital ___________ to let Michael K stay with his mother overnight in the ward.

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

3. What did the grandson of the Visages decide that Michael K was there for?

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

5. Where did Michael K sleep when he could not find any gardening work after the death of his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The trip that Anna and Michael make exhausts both of them.

Part 1: Do you think Anna and Michael should have attempted the trip at all? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think Anna would have died had she stayed where she was before the trip? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think Michael should have pushed Anna to travel in the way she did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Michael's mother is repulsed by the way her son looks when he is born.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael's mother can't get past the idea of his hare lip?

Part 2: Do you think a mother should love their child unconditionally? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think Michael's mother's reaction affected him in his life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Michael was often isolated from other children when he was growing up as his mother kept him away from other children.

Part 1: Why do you think Michael's mother kept him away from other children?

Part 2: Do you agree that Michael should have been kept away from other children? Why or why not?

Part 3: How might a child be affected by being kept alone for long periods of time?

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