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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor's father do to him that is characteristic of the father?
(a) Chastizes him.
(b) Aggressively chases him.
(c) Embraces him.
(d) Ignores him completely.

2. What question does Kafka pose with the scene of Grete playing her violin and The Lodgers' reaction?
(a) Does having the ability to logically reason make something human?
(b) Is humanity really a matter of physical shape?
(c) Are not all beings with a consciousness human?
(d) Is beauty still beauty without any adorers?

3. What kind of role does Grete take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Tyrannical.
(d) Grete abandons the family.

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

5. How is Gregor's first thought interpreted after realizing his transformation?
(a) Normal.
(b) Surprising.
(c) Shocking.
(d) Terrifying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two roles within the story, regarding their relationship with Gregor, are reversed?

2. What does Gregor note when he falls from his upright position onto his six legs?

3. Why do the Samsas not want to move into a smaller, more affordable home?

4. What does Gregor's family turn his room into?

5. What do Gregor's mother and father intend to do for Grete?

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