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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 think the company he works for believes about him?
(a) He wastes company time.
(b) He should be promoted.
(c) He is their best employee.
(d) He was insider trading.

2. Why does Gregor's family rush to his door?
(a) He cries out for help.
(b) They want to alert him of the visitor.
(c) They do not want him to escape.
(d) They hear a loud thud.

3. What does Gregor's family turn his room into?
(a) A storage room.
(b) A managerial office.
(c) A rented bedroom.
(d) An extra living room.

4. Where does Gregor absentmindedly attempt to go with Grete after his mother faints?
(a) To fetch medicine.
(b) To find their father.
(c) To the police station.
(d) To the grocery store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk claim about Gregor's recent work?

2. What does Gregor announce when he leaves his room?

3. What do Gregor's mother and father intend to do for Grete?

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

5. What does Gregor's mother do after Gregor's big speech?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Gregor's mother, father and sister start doing in order to help out with the family's finances?

2. How does Gregor being disabled for a month because of his family's physical abuse change the atmosphere within the household?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What is Gregor's room transformed into and why is he insulted by this?

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

8. Why is Gregor grateful to have a lock on his bedroom door?

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

10. What plan do The Lodgers hatch once they see Gregor out of his room for the first time?

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