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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Gregor's mother tell the Chief Clerk about Gregor?
(a) He left the other day and she does not know where.
(b) He has turned into a giant beetle.
(c) He must be very sick to have missed work.
(d) He has received a job offer from another company.

4. What does Gregor find at his door when he wakes up at twilight the same day?
(a) A plate of flies.
(b) An eviction notice.
(c) A note of apology.
(d) A bowl of milk and bread.

5. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?
(a) His business failed several years ago.
(b) He suffered from a debilitating accident.
(c) He used to have another family.
(d) He is not the father of Grete and Gregor.

6. What keeps Gregor from actually falling asleep?
(a) His beetle body.
(b) Sounds coming from the radiator.
(c) Loud noises his family makes.
(d) The smell of breakfast cooking.

7. As she cleans his room, what does Grete note that Gregor still enjoys about his room?
(a) His bed.
(b) His books.
(c) His chair by the window.
(d) His suitcase of cloth samples.

8. What does Gregor remember he has to do while thinking over his problems?
(a) Pick up his sister.
(b) Do his laundry.
(c) Catch a train.
(d) Feed his pet dog.

9. What does the Chief Clerk claim to regret after ranting about Gregor?
(a) Upsetting Gregor's sister.
(b) Airing his concerns in front of Gregor's family.
(c) Not being able to tell Gregor to his face.
(d) Not bringing the other clerks.

10. What does Grete, Gregor's sister, do while their father knocks on Gregor's door?
(a) Yells at the Chief Clerk.
(b) Cries.
(c) Goes to her room.
(d) Laughs.

11. What does the Chief Clerk claim about Gregor's recent work?
(a) It has been unsatisfactory.
(b) It has exceeded expectations.
(c) It will be used as an example.
(d) It was plagiarized.

12. What is one of the actions the Chief Clerk accuses Gregor of?
(a) Giving monosyllabic answers.
(b) Keeping his office a mess.
(c) Stealing money.
(d) Having an office relationship.

13. What does Gregor lack due to his vocation?
(a) Money.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Insurance.
(d) Friends.

14. What is Gregor worried about when trying to get out of bed?
(a) Breaking one of his legs.
(b) Making too much noise.
(c) Falling and becoming unconscious.
(d) Rupturing an antenna.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gregor's mother worry about moving Gregor's furniture?

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

3. What does Gregor's family turn his room into?

4. What does Gregor announce when he leaves his room?

5. What does the Chief Clerk say about Gregor's voice?

(see the answer keys)

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