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

2. What does Gregor claim to tell the Chief Clerk in order to make amends?
(a) He has accepted a position elsewhere.
(b) He would open the door, but he suddenly feels ill.
(c) He has turned into a giant beetle.
(d) He has already quit his job.

3. What does Gregor hope the Charwoman will do that, unfortunately, does not come to fruition?
(a) Persuade his family to love him.
(b) Befriend him.
(c) Feed him extra food.
(d) Take him outside.

4. What does Gregor imagine that helps him find the strength to turn the key and unlock the door?
(a) Explaining to his boss why he is not at work.
(b) Being fed flies.
(c) Having his mother and sister help him.
(d) Everyone supportively watching him.

5. What does The Charwoman call Gregor when she starts peeking in his room?
(a) The old dung beetle.
(b) A hideous creature.
(c) The itsy bitsy beetle.
(d) A freak of nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor have difficulty controlling as he tries to get out of bed?

2. What does Gregor see when he examines his body?

3. What does Gregor think the company he works for believes about him?

4. Where does Gregor absentmindedly attempt to go with Grete after his mother faints?

5. What do Gregor's mother and father realize about Grete as they leave their home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gregor eventually die?

3. What does Gregor notice about the dynamic between his family and the new tenants, The Lodgers?

4. Why does Gregor's mother pass out the day that Grete moves the furniture out of Gregor's room?

5. How does everyone (Gregor's parents, Gregor and The Lodgers) react to Grete's violin serenade?

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

8. What does Gregor say about being a traveling salesman in his eloquent speech to his family and the Chief Clerk so that the Chief Clerk writes him a sympathetic report?

9. What does Gregor envision while he is trying to unlock the door to his room?

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

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