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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many times does Gregor leave his room throughout the story?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Never.
(d) Three times.

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

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

7. How does Gregor's ironic attempt to hold onto something human end?
(a) With his realization that he would rather be outside than inside.
(b) With his mother and sister drifting apart in their relationship.
(c) With his realization that he no longer wants human things.
(d) With his family assuming he is a dangerous beast.

8. What was one thing Gregor's father did before the transformation that was attributed to his laziness?
(a) Slept in.
(b) Did not clean up after himself.
(c) Did not do dishes.
(d) Enjoyed long breakfasts.

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

10. 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) The family is unable to find jobs.
(d) Gregor is unable to continue his writing.

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

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

13. Gregor cannot gain his family's love, loyalty or gratitude so he remains:
(a) Alone.
(b) Confused.
(c) Disturbed.
(d) Depressed.

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

15. How many parts is The Metamorphosis divided into?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do The Lodgers react to Grete's violin playing?

3. What disservice do The Lodgers do to the family?

4. What will the Gregor family have no way of knowing with regards to the beetle?

5. What can Gregor's family not perceive about the beetle?

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