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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 tell himself will soon pass?
(a) The dream he is having.
(b) His bout of delirium.
(c) His chill.
(d) The bad weather.

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

3. What has kept Gregor from resigning and telling off his boss?
(a) His lack of any other skills.
(b) His family's debts.
(c) A bad economy.
(d) A binding contract.

4. What draws Gregor from his room and also enchants The Lodgers?
(a) Police sirens.
(b) Grete's violin serenade.
(c) Evening sounds of crickets.
(d) Laughter from his family.

5. What does Gregor make an eloquent speech about that no one is able to understand?
(a) Being a traveling salesman.
(b) His childhood memories.
(c) His past girlfriend.
(d) The brief life of a beetle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor's father shoo him back into his bedroom with?

2. As she cleans his room, what does Grete note that Gregor still enjoys about his room?

3. What does Gregor do to try and lull himself to sleep?

4. What is one of the negative things Gregor recalls following his transformation?

5. Why does Gregor agitatedly pace around the living room, walls and ceiling after his mother faints?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gregor see the Chief Clerk's visit to his house as a sign of?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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