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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skills do the women in Gregor's family provide?
(a) The clean houses.
(b) They have no useful skills.
(c) They babysit.
(d) They cook.

2. Why do the Samsas not want to move into a smaller, more affordable home?
(a) They do not want Gregor to be left behind.
(b) They worry for Gregor's existence.
(c) Gregor might miss the house too much.
(d) They are emotionally attached to the house.

3. What kind of role does Grete take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Grete abandons the family.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Submissive.
(d) Tyrannical.

4. What question does Kafka pose with the scene of Grete playing her violin and The Lodgers' reaction?
(a) Is beauty still beauty without any adorers?
(b) Is humanity really a matter of physical shape?
(c) Does having the ability to logically reason make something human?
(d) Are not all beings with a consciousness human?

5. What particular piece of furniture does Gregor feel nostalgia for?
(a) His writing desk.
(b) His books.
(c) His dresser drawer.
(d) His bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Gregor's family dependent on Gregor?

2. What does Gregor assure himself of after seeing his transformation?

3. How is Grete able to anticipate Gregor's new physical needs?

4. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about after waking up and finding himself transformed?

5. How does Gregor become injured after emerging from his room for the first time?

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