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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 do to help himself stand upright, while reassuring his boss?
(a) Uses his numerous legs.
(b) Clings to the furniture.
(c) Spins around on his back.
(d) Rocks to his feet.

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

3. What does Gregor have difficulty controlling as he tries to get out of bed?
(a) His antennae.
(b) His tongue.
(c) His legs.
(d) HIs wings.

4. What does Gregor's mother tell the Chief Clerk about Gregor?
(a) He must be very sick to have missed work.
(b) He has received a job offer from another company.
(c) He left the other day and she does not know where.
(d) He has turned into a giant beetle.

5. What do Gregor's mother and father realize about Grete as they leave their home?
(a) She is also of no use to them.
(b) She deserves to go to additional schooling.
(c) She has become quite pretty.
(d) She should be the sole bread winner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor's father do to the Lodgers after discovering Gregor the next morning?

2. What does Gregor do whenever Grete comes into his room?

3. What does Gregor's family eventually do to Gregor as their financial situation worsens?

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

5. What does Gregor conceal in his room so that Grete does not move it out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the dynamic between Grete and Gregor change over time?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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