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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Samsas do while Gregor sleeps his day as a beetle?
(a) Hire an exterminator.
(b) Look for a new place to live.
(c) Discuss how to rid themselves of him.
(d) Discuss the family finances.

2. What skills do the women in Gregor's family provide?
(a) They babysit.
(b) The clean houses.
(c) They cook.
(d) They have no useful skills.

3. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about after waking up and finding himself transformed?
(a) The weather.
(b) His ex-girlfriend.
(c) His family.
(d) His job.

4. What particular piece of furniture does Gregor feel nostalgia for?
(a) His bed.
(b) His books.
(c) His dresser drawer.
(d) His writing desk.

5. What does Grete represent at the end of the story?
(a) The cause for Gregor's death.
(b) Hope for the family.
(c) A disappointment.
(d) Women's progression in Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gregor's mother and father realize about Grete as they leave their home?

2. What does Gregor's family eventually do to him, despite his best efforts?

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

4. What happens to Gregor in the first part of The Metamorphosis?

5. How does Gregor eventually die?

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