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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Gregor want to go back to sleep?

2. What does Gregor's father do after Gregor's big speech?

3. What does Gregor conceal in his room so that Grete does not move it out?

4. What does Gregor's mother ask Gregor while he is still laying in bed?

5. What does Gregor's family turn his room into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Gregor's mother, father and sister start doing in order to help out with the family's finances?

2. How does everyone (Gregor's parents, Gregor and The Lodgers) react to Grete's violin serenade?

3. What is Gregor's room transformed into and why is he insulted by this?

4. After being in pain from trying to get up from his bed and out of his room, how does Gregor find eventual relief in his new form?

5. Who is the Charwoman and what is her relationship like with Gregor?

6. The family discusses their finances as Gregor sleeps away his first day as a beetle. What is revealed about the dynamic between the family and Gregor before his transformation?

7. What does Gregor tell himself will pass as he lays in bed, deciding what to do next?

8. What does Grete try to convince her parents of after The Lodgers see Gregor for the first time?

9. What does Gregor ponder as he looks through the crack in his door on the family living room?

10. What does Gregor envision while he is trying to unlock the door to his room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Metamorphosis is divided into three parts. Explain these three parts, their significance, and provide reasoning for why the novel is constructed this way.

Essay Topic 2

Gregor lives in a dark universe where all of his most irrational thoughts are manifested to be true. Substantiate this statement to be true or false. Using specific examples from The Metamorphosis, prove or disprove this statement.

Essay Topic 3

If Gregor's speech could be understood by those around him, all conflict within The Metamorphosis could be resolved. Prove or disprove this statement with specific examples from the text.

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