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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk claim about Gregor's recent work?
(a) It will be used as an example.
(b) It has been unsatisfactory.
(c) It has exceeded expectations.
(d) It was plagiarized.

2. What do the Lodgers threaten to do to the Samsas when they see Gregor for the first time?
(a) Burn their house down.
(b) Kill Gregor with insecticide.
(c) Sell Gregor to a lab of research scientists.
(d) Sue, unless theycan leave without paying rent.

3. What do Gregor's mother and father intend to do for Grete?
(a) Get her into a good school.
(b) Find her a husband.
(c) Find her an apartment of her own.
(d) Find her work.

4. Why is Gregor calmed down by the reactions of everyone on the other side of the door?
(a) They have stopped yelling at him.
(b) They will now stop banging on the door.
(c) He can go back to sleep now.
(d) They can now understand the gravity of the situation.

5. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?
(a) He used to have another family.
(b) He is not the father of Grete and Gregor.
(c) He suffered from a debilitating accident.
(d) His business failed several years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor's family do when he does not come out of his room?

2. What does the family and the Charwoman believe happens to Gregor the next morning?

3. What does The Charwoman triumphantly announce to the Samsas?

4. What does Gregor's father do to the Lodgers after discovering Gregor the next morning?

5. What do Gregor's mother and father realize about Grete as they leave their home?

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