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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 does Gregor hope the Charwoman will do that, unfortunately, does not come to fruition?

2. Who does the family write notes to after discovering Gregor in his room?

3. What does Gregor infer from the person who has visited the house?

4. What does The Charwoman triumphantly announce to the Samsas?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Gregor grateful to have a lock on his bedroom door?

3. What is the miscommunication between Gregor and his father that leads to Gregor being disabled for a month?

4. How does Gregor eventually die?

5. How does Gregor being disabled for a month because of his family's physical abuse change the atmosphere within the household?

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

7. Why does Gregor's mother pass out the day that Grete moves the furniture out of Gregor's room?

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

9. What is the family's reaction to Gregor's death and what do they notice about the beetle?

10. Why does the Samsa family continue to remain in their house, although they can no longer afford it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Grete become the pre-transformation Gregor? Construct a thesis that supports your response to this statement. Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In each of the three parts of The Metamorphosis, Gregor leaves his room only once. Each time Gregor leaves his room he is forced back into his room. Construct a thesis that links these three events together using specific examples from the text. What is the significance of these three occurrences in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Gregor shares a history of misunderstandings with his father. Substantiate this statement with examples from the text that prove to the reader that Gregor and his father had a tumultuous relationship even before the transformation.

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