View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Gregor view the everyday routines of his life and the life of his family?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Banal.

3. What causes The Lodgers to eventually leave the family's home?
(a) Grete's violin playing.
(b) The terrible, rotten food.
(c) The sight of Gregor.
(d) The small accommodations.

4. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about after waking up and finding himself transformed?
(a) The weather.
(b) His family.
(c) His ex-girlfriend.
(d) His job.

5. What happens to Gregor in the first part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) He is fired from his job.
(b) He gets into a fight with his family.
(c) He is transformed into a beetle.
(d) He misses the bus to work.

6. Why does Gregor die at the end of The Metamorphosis?
(a) Because he does not contribute anything.
(b) Because a beetle's life is brief.
(c) Because he cannot stand the sight of himself.
(d) Because his family wants to be rid of him.

7. What happens to Gregor in the third part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) He gets his job back.
(b) He turns back into a human.
(c) His family begins to neglect him.
(d) Grete moves his furniture back into his room.

8. What is consistent of Gregor's relationship with his father?
(a) Affection.
(b) Disobedience.
(c) Negligence.
(d) Misunderstandings.

9. What happens to Gregor in the second part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) Gregor's family embrace the new presence in their home.
(b) His family searches for a way to cure Gregor's plight.
(c) He and his family attempt to adapt to Gregor's new form.
(d) Gregor's family casts him out of the house.

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

11. What creates the high level of tension and suspense in the story?
(a) Gregor's wants and Gregor's needs.
(b) Gregor's desire to lay eggs.
(c) Gregor's love for his family.
(d) Humiliating moments and Gregor's intelligence.

12. What does Gregor's family not realize about the beetle when they speak in front of it?
(a) He is plotting their deaths.
(b) He can still understand them.
(c) He is irritated by their voices.
(d) He no longer speaks English.

13. How does Gregor feel in regards to his family, following his transformation?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Pessimistic.
(d) Optimistic.

14. What is the Kafkaesque theme consistent within The Metamorphosis?
(a) A trapped consciousness unable to express itself.
(b) The inconsistencies of Russian idealism.
(c) A banal life unchanged by extraordinary events.
(d) Taking one's life for granted.

15. What is the familial object that Gregor attempts to hold onto in his room?
(a) The photo of the young girl.
(b) His blanket.
(c) His chair by the window.
(d) The suitcase full of cloth samples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Gregor loses some of his human tendencies, what is he able to hold onto?

2. How does Gregor's family react to Gregor's death?

3. What does Gregor note while he is being chased back into his room?

4. What is too strong for Gregor to escape, which is why he thinks about his job after realizing his transformation?

5. How are Gregor's best intentions interpreted by others throughout the story?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 575 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample