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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk's visit show about the relationship Gregor has with those around him?
(a) How self-sacrificing his family is for him.
(b) How Gregor has always put work before his family.
(c) How close their bonds are.
(d) How deeply they misunderstand him.

2. What human emotion does Gregor seem to lack?
(a) Remorse.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Self-pity.
(d) Compassion.

3. How do the women contribute to the family's surmounting debt?
(a) They create a disruptive atmosphere at home.
(b) They do not curb their spending.
(c) They discourage the men from attending work.
(d) They do not help Gregor's father.

4. What makes Gregor want to go back to sleep?
(a) The rain.
(b) His desire to pretend that what has happened is a dream.
(c) His morning chores.
(d) The sound of his parents arguing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gregor's ironic attempt to hold onto something human end?

2. How is a sense of grim, hopeless desperation developed in the third part of The Metamorphosis?

3. What does Gregor believe his family will be able to understand following his transformation?

4. When does Gregor's mother finally visit him in his room?

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

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