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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor's mother do in order to make extra money for the family?
(a) Cleans hotels.
(b) Cooks for affluent families.
(c) Babysits for the neighbors.
(d) Sews underwear.

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

3. What does Gregor's mother ask Gregor while he is still laying in bed?
(a) If he could sweep the porch.
(b) What he wants for breakfast.
(c) If he could wake up his sister.
(d) If he missed the train.

4. What foods does Grete serve him that Gregor greatly enjoys?
(a) Human waste.
(b) Dead bugs.
(c) A large lump of sugar.
(d) Half-rotten food.

5. Where does Gregor absentmindedly attempt to go with Grete after his mother faints?
(a) To fetch medicine.
(b) To the police station.
(c) To the grocery store.
(d) To find their father.

6. What does Gregor notice is still in the corner of his bedroom?
(a) An armoire.
(b) A suitcase of cloth samples.
(c) A rocking chair.
(d) A bag of dirty clothes.

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

8. What does Gregor hope the Charwoman will do that, unfortunately, does not come to fruition?
(a) Persuade his family to love him.
(b) Befriend him.
(c) Take him outside.
(d) Feed him extra food.

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

10. How does Gregor attempt to open the locked door?
(a) Kick the door down.
(b) Put the key in his mouth.
(c) Set fire to the door.
(d) Pull the hinges off.

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

12. After seeing it is past 6:30 a.m., what does Gregor realize about his job?
(a) He needs to be there in a half hour.
(b) He cannot avoid being late.
(c) He has more time to sleep before going in to the office.
(d) He has lost his job.

13. Why is Gregor thankful that his door has a lock on it?
(a) He has many valuables in his room.
(b) He is unsure how to present his new body.
(c) So that he can choose who may enter.
(d) So that no one can disturb him.

14. 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) His father's hissing sounds.
(d) The screams of his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor do to try and lull himself to sleep?

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

3. What does Gregor conceal in his room so that Grete does not move it out?

4. What is Gregor Samsa transformed into?

5. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?

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