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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor's father shoo him back into his bedroom with?
(a) The Chief Clerk's briefcase.
(b) His shoe.
(c) A newspaper and a broom.
(d) A broom and a pan.

2. What does The Charwoman call Gregor when she starts peeking in his room?
(a) The itsy bitsy beetle.
(b) A freak of nature.
(c) A hideous creature.
(d) The old dung beetle.

3. Why is Gregor thankful that his door has a lock on it?
(a) So that no one can disturb him.
(b) He has many valuables in his room.
(c) So that he can choose who may enter.
(d) He is unsure how to present his new body.

4. What draws Gregor from his room and also enchants The Lodgers?
(a) Evening sounds of crickets.
(b) Police sirens.
(c) Laughter from his family.
(d) Grete's violin serenade.

5. What irritates Gregor and makes him anxious as he is being shooed back into his room?
(a) The scratchy feel of the floorboards.
(b) The screams of his family.
(c) His father's hissing sounds.
(d) The intensity of the sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Lodgers threaten to do to the Samsas when they see Gregor for the first time?

2. Where does the family go after dismissing the Charwoman?

3. What does Grete, Gregor's sister, do while their father knocks on Gregor's door?

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

5. What does Gregor notice is still in the corner of his bedroom?

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