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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grete, Gregor's sister, do while their father knocks on Gregor's door?
(a) Goes to her room.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Yells at the Chief Clerk.
(d) Cries.

2. What happens to Gregor in the second part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) Gregor's family embrace the new presence in their home.
(b) His family searches for a way to cure Gregor's plight.
(c) He and his family attempt to adapt to Gregor's new form.
(d) Gregor's family casts him out of the house.

3. What is consistent of Gregor's relationship with his father?
(a) Misunderstandings.
(b) Disobedience.
(c) Affection.
(d) Negligence.

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 humanity really a matter of physical shape?
(c) Does having the ability to logically reason make something human?
(d) Is beauty still beauty without any adorers?

5. Who turns against Gregor in the third part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) Gregor's mother.
(b) The Charwoman.
(c) Grete.
(d) The Lodgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gregor worried about when trying to get out of bed?

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

3. What does Gregor tell his boss he will do right away?

4. When does Gregor's mother finally visit him in his room?

5. What happens to Gregor when his father attempts to get him back into his room?

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