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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of his new situation, what is the only thing Gregor thinks about?
(a) His ex-girlfriend.
(b) The neighborhood.
(c) His family.
(d) His boss.

2. Why does the transformation take place at the beginning of The Metamorphosis?
(a) He wished for a change the night before.
(b) It is all a dream.
(c) It is never specified.
(d) It is punishment from a previous life.

3. What does the Chief Clerk want to do at Gregor's house?
(a) Give Gregor his paycheck.
(b) Berate Gregor's family.
(c) Accuse and intimidate Gregor.
(d) See if Gregor is feeling well.

4. What kind of role does Gregor take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Guardian.
(b) Patriarch.
(c) Outcast.
(d) Pet.

5. What is characteristic of Gregor, even while the whole confusing situation is happening?
(a) He begs and pleads.
(b) He angrily berates.
(c) He is always thinking.
(d) He cowers before confrontation.

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

7. How does Gregor eventually die?
(a) Someone steps on him.
(b) Grete poisons him.
(c) The Charwoman kills him.
(d) Voluntarily.

8. What does Gregor believe his family will be able to understand following his transformation?
(a) His speech.
(b) His new needs.
(c) That it is still him.
(d) What food he desires.

9. What reveals to the reader that Gregor is still sensitive to beauty and art?
(a) His sensitivity toward the photo.
(b) His ability to contemplate eloquent thoughts.
(c) His desire to be closer to his family.
(d) Grete's violin playing.

10. Why does Gregor's attempt to save some of his belongings end up backfiring on him?
(a) Gregor realizes he is too cumbersome for his furniture now.
(b) Grete got rid of everything before he could save anything.
(c) Grete convinces Gregor's mother to move out the furniture.
(d) The women misunderstand his intentions.

11. What does Gregor pity and worry about his family after he turns into the beetle?
(a) Their health.
(b) Their political involvement.
(c) Their finances.
(d) Their lack of motivation.

12. What happens to Gregor when his father attempts to get him back into his room?
(a) Gregor injures his father.
(b) Gregor is injured.
(c) Gregor injures his mother.
(d) Gregor injures the Chief Clerk.

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

14. What could the understanding of Gregor's speech potentially do for the situation involving his family and the Chief Clerk?
(a) Compel them to have greater sympathy for insects.
(b) Bridge the divide between himself and the others.
(c) Frighten his family and the Chief Clerk even more.
(d) Cause the situation to worsen.

15. How does Gregor's boss, the Chief Clerk, display his tyrannical authority over Gregor?
(a) By showing up at Gregor's house.
(b) By withholding his paychecks.
(c) By yelling at his family.
(d) By writing an unsympathetic report for Gregor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gregor in the second part of The Metamorphosis?

2. Why might Gregor not be reacting to his newly transformed body?

3. How does Gregor view the everyday routines of his life and the life of his family?

4. How do the women contribute to the family's surmounting debt?

5. What does Grete try to convince her parents about Gregor?

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