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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor have difficulty controlling as he tries to get out of bed?
(a) His antennae.
(b) HIs wings.
(c) His tongue.
(d) His legs.

2. What does Gregor claim he has no plans to do?
(a) Sell his family's home.
(b) Have children.
(c) Marry and bring his wife into the house.
(d) Stop supporting his family.

3. Why does Gregor agitatedly pace around the living room, walls and ceiling after his mother faints?
(a) Because Grete locked him out of his room.
(b) Because no one is taking him seriously.
(c) Because people screamed when he stepped outside.
(d) Because his father hit him with the newspaper.

4. What particular piece of furniture does Gregor feel nostalgia for?
(a) His dresser drawer.
(b) His bed.
(c) His writing desk.
(d) His books.

5. What does Gregor recall after witnessing his transformation?
(a) Eating questionable food at dinner.
(b) Having a bad night's sleep.
(c) Not saying his prayers before bed.
(d) Arguing with his mother the previous night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gregor thankful that his door has a lock on it?

2. What does Gregor's mother ask Gregor while he is still laying in bed?

3. What does Gregor note that his sister does not realize when she announces aloud what foods he likes and dislikes?

4. Why is Gregor startled when he answers his mother?

5. What does Gregor tell himself as he gets up and dresses for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the family's reaction to Gregor's death and what do they notice about the beetle?

2. What problem emerges between Grete and Gregor's mother as a result of Gregor's care taking?

3. The family discusses their finances as Gregor sleeps away his first day as a beetle. What is revealed about the dynamic between the family and Gregor before his transformation?

4. How does the dynamic between Grete and Gregor change over time?

5. What is the miscommunication between Gregor and his father that leads to Gregor being disabled for a month?

6. After being in pain from trying to get up from his bed and out of his room, how does Gregor find eventual relief in his new form?

7. What does Gregor ponder as he looks through the crack in his door on the family living room?

8. What does Grete try to convince her parents of after The Lodgers see Gregor for the first time?

9. Who is the Charwoman and what is her relationship like with Gregor?

10. What does Gregor discover about himself post-transformation when Grete leaves him bread and milk?

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