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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What keeps Gregor from actually falling asleep?
(a) Sounds coming from the radiator.
(b) The smell of breakfast cooking.
(c) Loud noises his family makes.
(d) His beetle body.

2. What is one of the only skills that Grete possesses?
(a) She knits.
(b) She plays violin.
(c) She dances.
(d) She paints portraits.

3. What does Gregor tell his boss he will do right away?
(a) Take a pay cut.
(b) File his severance papers.
(c) Make up the lost time that evening.
(d) Catch the next train to work.

4. Where does the family go after dismissing the Charwoman?
(a) The city.
(b) The country.
(c) To a relative's house.
(d) To the unemployment office.

5. What does Gregor have difficulty controlling as he tries to get out of bed?
(a) His tongue.
(b) HIs wings.
(c) His legs.
(d) His antennae.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?

3. What does Gregor's father shoo him back into his bedroom with?

4. What does Gregor's mother do after Gregor's big speech?

5. What particular piece of furniture does Gregor feel nostalgia for?

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