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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor assure himself of after seeing his transformation?
(a) He will not be fired.
(b) He is not sick.
(c) He is only dreaming.
(d) His family will love him either way.

2. How could Gregor's personality be described?
(a) Naive.
(b) Paranoid.
(c) Negligent.
(d) Unsympathetic.

3. How does Gregor feel in regards to his family, following his transformation?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Optimistic.

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

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

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

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

8. What is there a great disparity between in regards to Gregor's transformation?
(a) Human emotion and animal instinct.
(b) Consciousness and physique.
(c) Two legs and six legs.
(d) Mobility and sensation.

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

10. What does Gregor's father do to him that is characteristic of the father?
(a) Chastizes him.
(b) Aggressively chases him.
(c) Ignores him completely.
(d) Embraces him.

11. How does Gregor's family react to Gregor's death?
(a) They mourn for days.
(b) They are devastated.
(c) They do not react.
(d) They are relieved.

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

13. What is too strong for Gregor to escape, which is why he thinks about his job after realizing his transformation?
(a) His desire to work.
(b) The comfort his bed provides him.
(c) The everyday banal routine.
(d) His desire to please his family.

14. How is Grete able to anticipate Gregor's new physical needs?
(a) Prior good relations.
(b) She experienced a similar situation.
(c) His new needs are not so different from his old needs.
(d) An extreme closeness as brother and sister.

15. 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) The women misunderstand his intentions.
(c) Grete convinces Gregor's mother to move out the furniture.
(d) Grete got rid of everything before he could save anything.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Gregor try to save some of his belongings that Grete is attempting to dispose of?

4. How does Gregor eventually die?

5. What causes The Lodgers to eventually leave the family's home?

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