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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whenever Gregor leaves his room, how is he driven back into the room?
(a) He is tied up and carried.
(b) By his father, or of his own accord.
(c) The family calls an exterminator.
(d) The family lures him into the room with food.

2. What does Grete earn from her parents in return for her care taking of Gregor?
(a) A weekly allowance.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Gratitude.

3. What prevents Gregor from really communicating with his family members?
(a) Their threatening treatment.
(b) His condescending nature.
(c) His life as a beetle.
(d) Their banal lives.

4. With what image does the story end?
(a) Gregor's coffin.
(b) A sunny, new day.
(c) A new city.
(d) Grete's youthfulness.

5. What does Gregor believe the "little changes" of his body to be when he wakes up?
(a) A dream.
(b) Normal aches and pains.
(c) An act of God.
(d) Genetic mutations.

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

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

8. How does Gregor act toward his mother?
(a) Typical, devoted son.
(b) Overly affectionate.
(c) The prodigal son.
(d) Dismissive and unconcerned.

9. Why does Gregor try to save some of his belongings that Grete is attempting to dispose of?
(a) Because he paid for everything himself.
(b) He feels sentimentally about everything in the room.
(c) Because his mother thinks he would benefit from human surroundings.
(d) Because he is afraid he will turn into a full-on animal without his things.

10. What is one of his former human habits that Gregor loses post-transformation?
(a) Taste for fresh food.
(b) Logical reasoning.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Skin sensation.

11. What excuse does Gregor's father use to not work and provide for the family?
(a) Poor health.
(b) Poor economy.
(c) Bad credit.
(d) Lack of education.

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

13. What does Gregor's family eventually do to him, despite his best efforts?
(a) Reject him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Sell him.
(d) Abandon him.

14. What is consistent of Gregor's relationship with his father that is shown by how his father treats Gregor?
(a) Disobedience.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Negligence.
(d) Affection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor's family not realize about the beetle when they speak in front of it?

2. What is there a great disparity between in regards to Gregor's transformation?

3. What happens to Gregor when his father attempts to get him back into his room?

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

5. What does Gregor believe his family will be able to understand following his transformation?

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