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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gregor's mother worry about moving Gregor's furniture?
(a) It might encourage his insect tendencies.
(b) He might miss his possessions.
(c) It might send him the wrong message.
(d) He will run away.

2. How is a sense of grim, hopeless desperation developed in the third part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) Gregor is unable to continue his writing.
(b) The family is unable to find jobs.
(c) The neighborhood shuns the family.
(d) The family slips deeper into poverty.

3. Although Gregor loses some of his human tendencies, what is he able to hold onto?
(a) His ability to communicate.
(b) His writing talent.
(c) A strong work ethic.
(d) Human intelligence and emotions.

4. After seeing it is past 6:30 a.m., what does Gregor realize about his job?
(a) He needs to be there in a half hour.
(b) He cannot avoid being late.
(c) He has more time to sleep before going in to the office.
(d) He has lost his job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gregor's metamorphosis symbolic of?

2. What does Gregor tell himself as he gets up and dresses for breakfast?

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

4. How many times does Gregor leave his room throughout the story?

5. What irritates Gregor and makes him anxious as he is being shooed back into his room?

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