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

2. What kind of role does Gregor take over in the family in the third part of the book?
(a) Outcast.
(b) Pet.
(c) Patriarch.
(d) Guardian.

3. How does Gregor's boss, the Chief Clerk, display his tyrannical authority over Gregor?
(a) By writing an unsympathetic report for Gregor.
(b) By withholding his paychecks.
(c) By yelling at his family.
(d) By showing up at Gregor's house.

4. How do The Lodgers react to Grete's violin playing?
(a) Dismissive and disinterested.
(b) Genuinely captivated.
(c) Moved to tears.
(d) Observant and critical.

5. What aspect of the story is developed throughout The Metamorphosis?
(a) The power of a family's bond.
(b) Gregor's family trying to come to terms with the situation.
(c) How long Gregor has to live.
(d) How the family's situation serves as a microcosm for Russian society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gregor note while he is being chased back into his room?

2. What do The Lodgers symbolize when they move into the family's home?

3. How is Gregor's first thought interpreted after realizing his transformation?

4. What does Gregor lose interest in once he becomes a beetle?

5. What was one thing Gregor's father did before the transformation that was attributed to his laziness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grete become a symbol of at the end of The Metamorphosis and why?

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

3. What prevents Gregor from communicating with his family pre-transformation?

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

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

6. How is The Metamorphosis structurally divided?

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

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

9. What is the irony that exists for Grete being designated as Gregor's care taker and her interactions with him post-transformation?

10. What question might Kafka be posing to the reader with the scene involving Grete's violin serenade and Gregor's and The Lodgers' reactions to it?

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