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

2. What does Gregor recall after witnessing his transformation?
(a) Having a bad night's sleep.
(b) Arguing with his mother the previous night.
(c) Not saying his prayers before bed.
(d) Eating questionable food at dinner.

3. What does Gregor tell himself as he gets up and dresses for breakfast?
(a) Eventually, he will get used to the new voice.
(b) He will need to find his own breakfast in the backyard.
(c) He will go into the office and explain himself to his boss.
(d) Aches and pains resolve themselves as one starts moving.

4. What does Gregor conceal in his room so that Grete does not move it out?
(a) The photo on the wall.
(b) His writing desk.
(c) The chair near his window.
(d) His suitcase of sample cloths.

5. Why does Gregor agitatedly pace around the living room, walls and ceiling after his mother faints?
(a) Because no one is taking him seriously.
(b) Because Grete locked him out of his room.
(c) Because his father hit him with the newspaper.
(d) Because people screamed when he stepped outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Samsas do while Gregor sleeps his day as a beetle?

2. What does Gregor look at while pausing, in the hopes of returning to normal?

3. Why does Gregor think he should not be fired?

4. What does Gregor note that his sister does not realize when she announces aloud what foods he likes and dislikes?

5. When does Gregor's mother finally visit him in his room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gregor eventually die?

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

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

6. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about when he wakes up to his transformation and why?

7. How is Gregor's father transformed from the weak, useless man he once was to the authoritative and strong man he becomes post-transformation?

8. What does Gregor tell himself will pass as he lays in bed, deciding what to do next?

9. 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?

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

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