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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What irritates Gregor and makes him anxious as he is being shooed back into his room?
(a) The intensity of the sunlight.
(b) The scratchy feel of the floorboards.
(c) The screams of his family.
(d) His father's hissing sounds.

2. What do the Samsas do while Gregor sleeps his day as a beetle?
(a) Look for a new place to live.
(b) Discuss how to rid themselves of him.
(c) Hire an exterminator.
(d) Discuss the family finances.

3. Why is Gregor startled when he answers his mother?
(a) His voice is that of someone else's.
(b) His voice has a twittering squeak.
(c) He thought no one was home.
(d) He cannot speak.

4. What does Gregor do whenever Grete comes into his room?
(a) Hides underneath the sofa.
(b) Tries to speak to her.
(c) Flies out the window.
(d) Indicates where the room needs cleaning.

5. Why does Gregor agitatedly pace around the living room, walls and ceiling after his mother faints?
(a) Because no one is taking him seriously.
(b) Because his father hit him with the newspaper.
(c) Because people screamed when he stepped outside.
(d) Because Grete locked him out of his room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the family and the Charwoman believe happens to Gregor the next morning?

3. What does Gregor tell himself will soon pass?

4. While he is the living room listening, what does Gregor hope for?

5. What draws Gregor from his room and also enchants The Lodgers?

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