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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 kind of role does Grete take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Tyrannical.
(d) Grete abandons the family.

2. How does Gregor's family react to Gregor's death?
(a) They do not react.
(b) They are devastated.
(c) They are relieved.
(d) They mourn for days.

3. What is consistent of Gregor's relationship with his father that is shown by how his father treats Gregor?
(a) Disobedience.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Affection.
(d) Negligence.

4. What kind of fears did Gregor exhibit in his human life?
(a) Religious fears.
(b) Irrational fears.
(c) Political fears.
(d) Existential fears.

5. What is too strong for Gregor to escape, which is why he thinks about his job after realizing his transformation?
(a) The comfort his bed provides him.
(b) His desire to please his family.
(c) His desire to work.
(d) The everyday banal routine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In spite of his new situation, what is the only thing Gregor thinks about?

2. What prevents Gregor from really communicating with his family members?

3. What could the understanding of Gregor's speech potentially do for the situation involving his family and the Chief Clerk?

4. What is characteristic of Gregor, even while the whole confusing situation is happening?

5. What will Grete never figure out about Gregor in his beetle state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of Gregor attempting to hold on to something familiar and human in the second part of The Metamorphosis?

2. Why is Grete ultimately the final authority on whether or not the beetle is Gregor and Gregor the beetle?

3. What does the reader learn about Gregor's character through his thoughts as he lies in bed?

4. What disparity exists for Gregor throughout The Metamorphosis that creates tension within the story?

5. What does Gregor lose about himself in the second part of the story?

6. What is shocking to the reader in the first part of The Metamorphosis after Gregor wakes up to his new insect body?

7. What is the cause for Gregor's transformation into a giant beetle?

8. What is Gregor's transformation a possible symbol for?

9. Who has a small inkling that Gregor might understand them and why is this character an ironic choice for this revelation?

10. What does the visit of the Chief Clerk serve to represent within The Metamorphosis?

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