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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 hope Grete could possibly do to help his situation?
(a) Help him escape.
(b) Reason with the Chief Clerk.
(c) Get everyone out of the house.
(d) Calm down his mother.

2. What aspect of the story is developed throughout The Metamorphosis?
(a) The power of a family's bond.
(b) Gregor's family trying to come to terms with the situation.
(c) How the family's situation serves as a microcosm for Russian society.
(d) How long Gregor has to live.

3. What is there a great disparity between in regards to Gregor's transformation?
(a) Consciousness and physique.
(b) Human emotion and animal instinct.
(c) Two legs and six legs.
(d) Mobility and sensation.

4. What does Gregor realize about his family and the Chief Clerk on the other side of the door?
(a) They have all left and did not hear what he said.
(b) Everyone is talking over one another and did not hear him.
(c) They did not understand a word he said.
(d) They do not believe a word he said.

5. What kind of fears did Gregor exhibit in his human life?
(a) Political fears.
(b) Religious fears.
(c) Existential fears.
(d) Irrational fears.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Gregor's ironic attempt to hold onto something human end?

4. What does Gregor believe the "little changes" of his body to be when he wakes up?

5. What disservice do The Lodgers do to the family?

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