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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 family and the Chief Clerk hear when Gregor delivers his eloquent speech?
(a) Twittering animal noises.
(b) Grete's crying.
(c) Gregor's sobs.
(d) Buzzing flies.

2. How does Gregor's boss, the Chief Clerk, display his tyrannical authority over Gregor?
(a) By writing an unsympathetic report for Gregor.
(b) By yelling at his family.
(c) By withholding his paychecks.
(d) By showing up at Gregor's house.

3. What is one of the negative things Gregor recalls following his transformation?
(a) Irritable customers.
(b) Low pay.
(c) Foreign hotels.
(d) Unstable insurance.

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

5. How does Gregor become injured after emerging from his room for the first time?
(a) He ruptures his antennae.
(b) His wings are ripped off.
(c) He is wedged in the door.
(d) He trips over the Chief Clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor claim to tell the Chief Clerk in order to make amends?

2. What keeps Gregor from actually falling asleep?

3. What do the Lodgers threaten to do to the Samsas when they see Gregor for the first time?

4. What does Gregor's family eventually do to Gregor as their financial situation worsens?

5. What kind of role does Grete take over in the family in the third part of the book?

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