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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are Gregor's best intentions interpreted by others throughout the story?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Vindictive.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Affectionate.

3. 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 no longer speaks English.
(d) He is irritated by their voices.

4. What can Gregor's family not perceive about the beetle?
(a) It is painful for the beetle to stand on his back legs.
(b) He still feels pity for his family's financial state.
(c) The beetle has only the best intentions.
(d) The beetle is still part of their family.

5. What could Gregor's speech potentially arouse in others, if understood?
(a) Immense disgust.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Great sympathy.

6. How is a sense of grim, hopeless desperation developed in the third part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) The neighborhood shuns the family.
(b) The family slips deeper into poverty.
(c) Gregor is unable to continue his writing.
(d) The family is unable to find jobs.

7. What two roles within the story, regarding their relationship with Gregor, are reversed?
(a) Grete and Gregor's mother.
(b) Gregor's mother and Gregor's father.
(c) Grete and Gregor's father.
(d) Gregor's mother and The Charwoman.

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

9. What do The Lodgers symbolize when they move into the family's home?
(a) Social disintegration.
(b) Economic disparity.
(c) Hope.
(d) Doom.

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

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

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

13. Although Gregor loses some of his human tendencies, what is he able to hold onto?
(a) A strong work ethic.
(b) His writing talent.
(c) His ability to communicate.
(d) Human intelligence and emotions.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Gregor's father use to not work and provide for the family?

2. How does Gregor become injured after emerging from his room for the first time?

3. How does Gregor's boss, the Chief Clerk, display his tyrannical authority over Gregor?

4. How does Gregor believe his family will react to his plight?

5. What does Gregor lose interest in once he becomes a beetle?

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