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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gregor worried about when trying to get out of bed?

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

3. What does the Chief Clerk do on the other side of the door, while Gregor is contemplating the situation?

4. What makes Gregor want to go back to sleep?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about when he wakes up to his transformation and why?

2. What does Gregor say about being a traveling salesman in his eloquent speech to his family and the Chief Clerk so that the Chief Clerk writes him a sympathetic report?

3. How is Gregor's father transformed from the weak, useless man he once was to the authoritative and strong man he becomes post-transformation?

4. What does Gregor see the Chief Clerk's visit to his house as a sign of?

5. What does Gregor tell himself will pass as he lays in bed, deciding what to do next?

6. What do Gregor's mother, father and sister start doing in order to help out with the family's finances?

7. Why does Gregor's mother pass out the day that Grete moves the furniture out of Gregor's room?

8. After being in pain from trying to get up from his bed and out of his room, how does Gregor find eventual relief in his new form?

9. What plan do The Lodgers hatch once they see Gregor out of his room for the first time?

10. What does Grete try to convince her parents of after The Lodgers see Gregor for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is the life Gregor lives following his transformation an exaggeration of the issues he struggled with in his family, job, relationships, etc. prior to his transformation? Cite specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Is Gregor's death voluntary or a result of the ill treatment he suffered from his family? Support either side with specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Gregor is the only truly sympathetic character in The Metamorphosis. Prove or disprove this statement with specific examples from the text.

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