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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gregor calmed down by the reactions of everyone on the other side of the door?
(a) He can go back to sleep now.
(b) They can now understand the gravity of the situation.
(c) They have stopped yelling at him.
(d) They will now stop banging on the door.

2. What does Gregor recall after witnessing his transformation?
(a) Having a bad night's sleep.
(b) Not saying his prayers before bed.
(c) Arguing with his mother the previous night.
(d) Eating questionable food at dinner.

3. What does The Charwoman call Gregor when she starts peeking in his room?
(a) The old dung beetle.
(b) A freak of nature.
(c) The itsy bitsy beetle.
(d) A hideous creature.

4. What does the Chief Clerk say to Gregor's mother in response to her excuses for Gregor?
(a) Business demands working despite illness.
(b) Gregor has nothing to worry about as he is a valued employee.
(c) The business is failing and his work is needed.
(d) Gregor's record is clean, so they are concerned for his absence.

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

6. What does Gregor think the company he works for believes about him?
(a) He wastes company time.
(b) He should be promoted.
(c) He is their best employee.
(d) He was insider trading.

7. After seeing it is past 6:30 a.m., what does Gregor realize about his job?
(a) He needs to be there in a half hour.
(b) He has more time to sleep before going in to the office.
(c) He cannot avoid being late.
(d) He has lost his job.

8. What does Gregor tell himself as he gets up and dresses for breakfast?
(a) He will need to find his own breakfast in the backyard.
(b) He will go into the office and explain himself to his boss.
(c) Aches and pains resolve themselves as one starts moving.
(d) Eventually, he will get used to the new voice.

9. Where does the family go after dismissing the Charwoman?
(a) The city.
(b) The country.
(c) To the unemployment office.
(d) To a relative's house.

10. What keeps Gregor from actually falling asleep?
(a) His beetle body.
(b) The smell of breakfast cooking.
(c) Sounds coming from the radiator.
(d) Loud noises his family makes.

11. What irritates Gregor and makes him anxious as he is being shooed back into his room?
(a) His father's hissing sounds.
(b) The intensity of the sunlight.
(c) The screams of his family.
(d) The scratchy feel of the floorboards.

12. What does Gregor hope the Charwoman will do that, unfortunately, does not come to fruition?
(a) Befriend him.
(b) Persuade his family to love him.
(c) Feed him extra food.
(d) Take him outside.

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 does Gregor's mother ask Gregor while he is still laying in bed?
(a) What he wants for breakfast.
(b) If he missed the train.
(c) If he could sweep the porch.
(d) If he could wake up his sister.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk do on the other side of the door, while Gregor is contemplating the situation?

2. What does Gregor make an eloquent speech about that no one is able to understand?

3. What does Gregor tell himself will soon pass?

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

5. What does Gregor note when he falls from his upright position onto his six legs?

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