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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. As she cleans his room, what does Grete note that Gregor still enjoys about his room?
(a) His books.
(b) His bed.
(c) His chair by the window.
(d) His suitcase of cloth samples.

2. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?
(a) He used to have another family.
(b) He is not the father of Grete and Gregor.
(c) He suffered from a debilitating accident.
(d) His business failed several years ago.

3. Why does Gregor think he should not be fired?
(a) This absence was his only absence.
(b) They do not have enough employees.
(c) He makes the company a lot of money.
(d) His boss is incompetent.

4. What does Gregor's family eventually do to Gregor as their financial situation worsens?
(a) Make him do chores.
(b) Make him go outside.
(c) Neglect him.
(d) Beat him.

5. After taking a job as a bank messenger, what does Gregor's father take pride in?
(a) His fancy uniform.
(b) His family's faith in him.
(c) Being the family bread winner.
(d) His paychecks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family and the Charwoman believe happens to Gregor the next morning?

2. What does Gregor realize when he eats the food that Grete feeds him?

3. What does Gregor find at his door when he wakes up at twilight the same day?

4. What does Gregor remember he has to do while thinking over his problems?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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