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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 keeps Gregor from actually falling asleep?
(a) His beetle body.
(b) Sounds coming from the radiator.
(c) Loud noises his family makes.
(d) The smell of breakfast cooking.

2. 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) Having his mother and sister help him.
(c) Everyone supportively watching him.
(d) Being fed flies.

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

4. What is Gregor worried about when trying to get out of bed?
(a) Breaking one of his legs.
(b) Falling and becoming unconscious.
(c) Rupturing an antenna.
(d) Making too much noise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grete, Gregor's sister, do while their father knocks on Gregor's door?

2. What does Gregor's mother do in order to make extra money for the family?

3. While he is the living room listening, what does Gregor hope for?

4. What does Gregor hope the Charwoman will do that, unfortunately, does not come to fruition?

5. What does Gregor's mother tell the Chief Clerk about Gregor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is the fantasy Gregor dreams of while Grete is playing her violin?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the Chief Clerk accuse Gregor of from the other side of Gregor's door?

9. What do the Samsas do following Gregor's demise?

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

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