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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Gregor when his father attempts to get him back into his room?
(a) Gregor is injured.
(b) Gregor injures the Chief Clerk.
(c) Gregor injures his mother.
(d) Gregor injures his father.

2. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about after waking up and finding himself transformed?
(a) His family.
(b) His job.
(c) His ex-girlfriend.
(d) The weather.

3. What does Gregor assure himself of after seeing his transformation?
(a) He is only dreaming.
(b) His family will love him either way.
(c) He is not sick.
(d) He will not be fired.

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

5. What is Gregor's metamorphosis symbolic of?
(a) Political change.
(b) Instability.
(c) Identity crisis.
(d) Alienation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Kafkaesque theme consistent within The Metamorphosis?

2. What kind of fears did Gregor exhibit in his human life?

3. Who does the family write notes to after discovering Gregor in his room?

4. What happens to Gregor in the first part of The Metamorphosis?

5. How could Gregor's personality be described?

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