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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. How does Gregor view the everyday routines of his life and the life of his family?
(a) Banal.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Interesting.

2. With what image does the story end?
(a) Grete's youthfulness.
(b) A new city.
(c) Gregor's coffin.
(d) A sunny, new day.

3. What happens to Gregor when his father attempts to get him back into his room?
(a) Gregor is injured.
(b) Gregor injures the Chief Clerk.
(c) Gregor injures his mother.
(d) Gregor injures his father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How are Gregor's best intentions interpreted by others throughout the story?

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

5. What is consistent of Gregor's relationship with his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Gregor die and why?

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

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

10. How is The Metamorphosis structurally divided?

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