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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 could Gregor's speech potentially arouse in others, if understood?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Immense disgust.
(c) Great sympathy.
(d) Confusion.

2. How does Gregor believe his family will react to his plight?
(a) Flee.
(b) Sympathize.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Rejoice.

3. How is Gregor's family dependent on Gregor?
(a) Guilty conscience.
(b) Family obligation.
(c) Love.
(d) Financially.

4. What will the Gregor family have no way of knowing with regards to the beetle?
(a) It has the ability to love them.
(b) It is no longer Gregor.
(c) It has Gregor's thoughts.
(d) It has the ability to kill them.

5. How is Gregor's first thought interpreted after realizing his transformation?
(a) Shocking.
(b) Normal.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Surprising.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disservice do The Lodgers do to the family?

2. What does Gregor believe his family will be able to understand following his transformation?

3. What creates the high level of tension and suspense in the story?

4. What does Gregor's father do to him that is characteristic of the father?

5. What skills do the women in Gregor's family provide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could the interchange of roles between Grete and Gregor's father be Kafka's social commentary for?

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

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

4. What do Gregor's interactions with his father throughout The Metamorphosis illuminate for the reader?

5. What does Gregor believe about his family that reflects on his optimistic personality?

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

7. How is The Metamorphosis structurally divided?

8. Why was Gregor's family financially dependent on him pre-transformation?

9. What human capacity does Gregor keep as the narrative develops and how is this shown?

10. What are two failures that occur within the narrative?

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