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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do The Lodgers symbolize when they move into the family's home?
(a) Social disintegration.
(b) Hope.
(c) Economic disparity.
(d) Doom.

2. What does Gregor's father do to him that is characteristic of the father?
(a) Chastizes him.
(b) Ignores him completely.
(c) Aggressively chases him.
(d) Embraces him.

3. What kind of role does Grete take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Grete abandons the family.
(b) Submissive.
(c) Tyrannical.
(d) Authoritative.

4. What does Gregor think the company he works for believes about him?
(a) He is their best employee.
(b) He was insider trading.
(c) He should be promoted.
(d) He wastes company time.

5. In spite of his new situation, what is the only thing Gregor thinks about?
(a) His boss.
(b) His family.
(c) The neighborhood.
(d) His ex-girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor imagine that helps him find the strength to turn the key and unlock the door?

2. What do the Samsas do while Gregor sleeps his day as a beetle?

3. What happens to Gregor in the third part of The Metamorphosis?

4. How are Gregor's best intentions interpreted by others throughout the story?

5. What does Gregor believe the "little changes" of his body to be when he wakes up?

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