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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What draws Gregor from his room and also enchants The Lodgers?
(a) Police sirens.
(b) Laughter from his family.
(c) Grete's violin serenade.
(d) Evening sounds of crickets.

2. What does the family and the Charwoman believe happens to Gregor the next morning?
(a) He has laid eggs.
(b) He has run away.
(c) He has died.
(d) He has hidden himself.

3. What does the Chief Clerk do on the other side of the door, while Gregor is contemplating the situation?
(a) Yells at Gregor's family for not opening the door.
(b) Reprimands Gregor for his conduct.
(c) Begs Gregor to come back to work.
(d) Tells Gregor they found a replacement for him.

4. Why is Gregor startled when he answers his mother?
(a) He thought no one was home.
(b) He cannot speak.
(c) His voice has a twittering squeak.
(d) His voice is that of someone else's.

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

6. What does Gregor conceal in his room so that Grete does not move it out?
(a) The chair near his window.
(b) The photo on the wall.
(c) His writing desk.
(d) His suitcase of sample cloths.

7. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?
(a) He suffered from a debilitating accident.
(b) He used to have another family.
(c) His business failed several years ago.
(d) He is not the father of Grete and Gregor.

8. What does Gregor lack due to his vocation?
(a) Money.
(b) Insurance.
(c) Sanity.
(d) Friends.

9. Why does Gregor agitatedly pace around the living room, walls and ceiling after his mother faints?
(a) Because people screamed when he stepped outside.
(b) Because no one is taking him seriously.
(c) Because his father hit him with the newspaper.
(d) Because Grete locked him out of his room.

10. What does Gregor's father throw at Gregor so that he will go back into his room?
(a) Apples.
(b) His shoe.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) His briefcase.

11. Why does Gregor's family rush to his door?
(a) They want to alert him of the visitor.
(b) They do not want him to escape.
(c) They hear a loud thud.
(d) He cries out for help.

12. What does the Chief Clerk claim about Gregor's recent work?
(a) It will be used as an example.
(b) It has been unsatisfactory.
(c) It has exceeded expectations.
(d) It was plagiarized.

13. What does Gregor announce when he leaves his room?
(a) He will find a way to revert back to being human.
(b) He will leave the house immediately.
(c) He will find a cure for his affliction.
(d) He will dress and go to work.

14. What foods does Grete serve him that Gregor greatly enjoys?
(a) Human waste.
(b) A large lump of sugar.
(c) Dead bugs.
(d) Half-rotten food.

15. What does Gregor do whenever Grete comes into his room?
(a) Tries to speak to her.
(b) Indicates where the room needs cleaning.
(c) Flies out the window.
(d) Hides underneath the sofa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Gregor at the house?

2. What does Gregor claim he has no plans to do?

3. What does Gregor realize about his family and the Chief Clerk on the other side of the door?

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

5. What irritates Gregor and makes him anxious as he is being shooed back into his room?

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