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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 note while he is being chased back into his room?
(a) The Chief Clerk has left.
(b) His father's inconsiderate acts.
(c) Grete is not there.
(d) His mother's hysterics.

2. What is characteristic of Gregor, even while the whole confusing situation is happening?
(a) He begs and pleads.
(b) He angrily berates.
(c) He cowers before confrontation.
(d) He is always thinking.

3. How could Gregor's personality be described?
(a) Naive.
(b) Unsympathetic.
(c) Negligent.
(d) Paranoid.

4. What does Gregor hope Grete could possibly do to help his situation?
(a) Get everyone out of the house.
(b) Reason with the Chief Clerk.
(c) Help him escape.
(d) Calm down his mother.

5. What question does Kafka pose with the scene of Grete playing her violin and The Lodgers' reaction?
(a) Does having the ability to logically reason make something human?
(b) Are not all beings with a consciousness human?
(c) Is humanity really a matter of physical shape?
(d) Is beauty still beauty without any adorers?

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Gregor loses some of his human tendencies, what is he able to hold onto?

2. Why does the transformation take place at the beginning of The Metamorphosis?

3. What does Gregor's family eventually do to him, despite his best efforts?

4. How is Grete able to anticipate Gregor's new physical needs?

5. What is too strong for Gregor to escape, which is why he thinks about his job after realizing his transformation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gregor's effort to hold on to his human belongings and, thus, his humanity backfire?

3. What does Grete believe will benefit Gregor and what does Gregor's mother believe will benefit Gregor?

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

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

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

7. What happens each time Gregor emerges from his room with only the best intentions?

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

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

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

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