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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) Normal aches and pains.
(b) Genetic mutations.
(c) An act of God.
(d) A dream.

2. What disservice do The Lodgers do to the family?
(a) Leave without paying.
(b) Insult Gregor's mother's cooking.
(c) Torment Gregor.
(d) They do not clean up after themselves.

3. How do The Lodgers react to Grete's violin playing?
(a) Dismissive and disinterested.
(b) Genuinely captivated.
(c) Observant and critical.
(d) Moved to tears.

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

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

6. 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 misses the bus to work.
(d) He is transformed into a beetle.

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

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

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

10. How do the women contribute to the family's surmounting debt?
(a) They discourage the men from attending work.
(b) They do not help Gregor's father.
(c) They create a disruptive atmosphere at home.
(d) They do not curb their spending.

11. What kind of role does Grete take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Tyrannical.
(c) Grete abandons the family.
(d) Authoritative.

12. 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.

13. What is Gregor's metamorphosis symbolic of?
(a) Instability.
(b) Alienation.
(c) Identity crisis.
(d) Political change.

14. How is The Metamorphosis described in the modern age of literature?
(a) Unparalleled.
(b) Engimatic.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Perplexing.

15. What will Grete never figure out about Gregor in his beetle state?
(a) He has retained human consciousness.
(b) His feelings for her have changed now that he is a beetle.
(c) He prefers his room dirty rather than clean.
(d) It is painful for him to stand on his back legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor assume his family will do when they see his transformation?

2. What prevents Gregor from really communicating with his family members?

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

4. When is Grete's narrow-mindedness truly revealed in part two of The Metamorphosis?

5. How does Gregor's ironic attempt to hold onto something human end?

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