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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor do whenever Grete comes into his room?
(a) Flies out the window.
(b) Indicates where the room needs cleaning.
(c) Hides underneath the sofa.
(d) Tries to speak to her.

2. What does Gregor's mother tell the Chief Clerk about Gregor?
(a) He left the other day and she does not know where.
(b) He has received a job offer from another company.
(c) He must be very sick to have missed work.
(d) He has turned into a giant beetle.

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

4. What does the Chief Clerk say to Gregor's mother in response to her excuses for Gregor?
(a) Gregor has nothing to worry about as he is a valued employee.
(b) Business demands working despite illness.
(c) Gregor's record is clean, so they are concerned for his absence.
(d) The business is failing and his work is needed.

5. What does Gregor lack due to his vocation?
(a) Money.
(b) Insurance.
(c) Sanity.
(d) Friends.

6. What does Gregor tell himself will soon pass?
(a) The dream he is having.
(b) His chill.
(c) The bad weather.
(d) His bout of delirium.

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

8. Why is Gregor startled when he answers his mother?
(a) His voice has a twittering squeak.
(b) His voice is that of someone else's.
(c) He thought no one was home.
(d) He cannot speak.

9. Why do the Samsas not want to move into a smaller, more affordable home?
(a) They do not want Gregor to be left behind.
(b) They worry for Gregor's existence.
(c) Gregor might miss the house too much.
(d) They are emotionally attached to the house.

10. What is one of the negative things Gregor recalls following his transformation?
(a) Unstable insurance.
(b) Low pay.
(c) Irritable customers.
(d) Foreign hotels.

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

12. What does Gregor remember he has to do while thinking over his problems?
(a) Pick up his sister.
(b) Do his laundry.
(c) Catch a train.
(d) Feed his pet dog.

13. What does Gregor do to try and lull himself to sleep?
(a) Rocks back and forth.
(b) Puts a pillow over his face.
(c) Drinks some warm milk.
(d) Shuts the window drapes.

14. What does Gregor conceal in his room so that Grete does not move it out?
(a) The chair near his window.
(b) His writing desk.
(c) His suitcase of sample cloths.
(d) The photo on the wall.

15. What does Gregor announce when he leaves his room?
(a) He will leave the house immediately.
(b) He will find a way to revert back to being human.
(c) He will find a cure for his affliction.
(d) He will dress and go to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. While he is the living room listening, what does Gregor hope for?

2. What does Gregor realize about his family and the Chief Clerk on the other side of the door?

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

4. What does Gregor tell his boss he will do right away?

5. What does The Charwoman call Gregor when she starts peeking in his room?

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