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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor tell himself as he gets up and dresses for breakfast?
(a) He will go into the office and explain himself to his boss.
(b) He will need to find his own breakfast in the backyard.
(c) Eventually, he will get used to the new voice.
(d) Aches and pains resolve themselves as one starts moving.

2. Why does Gregor think he should not be fired?
(a) This absence was his only absence.
(b) His boss is incompetent.
(c) He makes the company a lot of money.
(d) They do not have enough employees.

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

4. What does the family and the Charwoman believe happens to Gregor the next morning?
(a) He has died.
(b) He has hidden himself.
(c) He has run away.
(d) He has laid eggs.

5. What does Gregor's family do as an apology after throwing things at him and disabling him?
(a) Build him a nest.
(b) Write him a letter of apology.
(c) Give him extra plates of rotten food.
(d) Leave his bedroom door open.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Gregor hear while trying to rock himself out of bed?

2. Who declares, after the Lodgers' threats, that they cannot go on living like this with Gregor?

3. What does the Chief Clerk say to Gregor's mother in response to her excuses for Gregor?

4. What is one of the only skills that Grete possesses?

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

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