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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gregor's family and the Chief Clerk hear when Gregor delivers his eloquent speech?
(a) Grete's crying.
(b) Twittering animal noises.
(c) Buzzing flies.
(d) Gregor's sobs.

2. Who declares, after the Lodgers' threats, that they cannot go on living like this with Gregor?
(a) The Charwoman.
(b) Grete.
(c) Gregor.
(d) Gregor's father.

3. Why is Gregor thankful that his door has a lock on it?
(a) He is unsure how to present his new body.
(b) So that no one can disturb him.
(c) So that he can choose who may enter.
(d) He has many valuables in his room.

4. How does Gregor's family react to Gregor's death?
(a) They mourn for days.
(b) They do not react.
(c) They are relieved.
(d) They are devastated.

5. What question does Kafka pose with the scene of Grete playing her violin and The Lodgers' reaction?
(a) Is beauty still beauty without any adorers?
(b) Is humanity really a matter of physical shape?
(c) Does having the ability to logically reason make something human?
(d) Are not all beings with a consciousness human?

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gregor's ironic attempt to hold onto something human end?

2. What is Gregor Samsa transformed into?

3. What does Gregor do whenever Grete comes into his room?

4. What is one of the negative things Gregor recalls following his transformation?

5. What does Grete represent at the end of the story?

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