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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of the story is developed throughout The Metamorphosis?
(a) The power of a family's bond.
(b) How the family's situation serves as a microcosm for Russian society.
(c) Gregor's family trying to come to terms with the situation.
(d) How long Gregor has to live.

3. What will the Gregor family have no way of knowing with regards to the beetle?
(a) It has Gregor's thoughts.
(b) It is no longer Gregor.
(c) It has the ability to love them.
(d) It has the ability to kill them.

4. What kind of fears did Gregor exhibit in his human life?
(a) Religious fears.
(b) Existential fears.
(c) Political fears.
(d) Irrational fears.

5. How is Grete able to anticipate Gregor's new physical needs?
(a) She experienced a similar situation.
(b) His new needs are not so different from his old needs.
(c) Prior good relations.
(d) An extreme closeness as brother and sister.

6. How do The Lodgers react to Grete's violin playing?
(a) Observant and critical.
(b) Dismissive and disinterested.
(c) Moved to tears.
(d) Genuinely captivated.

7. With what image does the story end?
(a) Grete's youthfulness.
(b) A new city.
(c) A sunny, new day.
(d) Gregor's coffin.

8. Who is the person who gets closest to the idea that Gregor understands them?
(a) Gregor's mother.
(b) The Charwoman.
(c) Grete.
(d) Gregor's father.

9. What does Grete earn from her parents in return for her care taking of Gregor?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) A weekly allowance.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Contempt.

10. How could Gregor's personality be described?
(a) Unsympathetic.
(b) Naive.
(c) Negligent.
(d) Paranoid.

11. What prevents Gregor from really communicating with his family members?
(a) His life as a beetle.
(b) His condescending nature.
(c) Their threatening treatment.
(d) Their banal lives.

12. Who wonders if there is still some remnant in Gregor left in the beetle?
(a) Gregor's mother.
(b) Gregor's father.
(c) The Charwoman.
(d) Grete.

13. What does Gregor's insights about his family provide Gregor with?
(a) Peace of mind.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Nothing.

14. Why does Gregor try to save some of his belongings that Grete is attempting to dispose of?
(a) Because his mother thinks he would benefit from human surroundings.
(b) He feels sentimentally about everything in the room.
(c) Because he is afraid he will turn into a full-on animal without his things.
(d) Because he paid for everything himself.

15. How many parts is The Metamorphosis divided into?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reveals to the reader that Gregor is still sensitive to beauty and art?

2. What do The Lodgers symbolize when they move into the family's home?

3. How do the women contribute to the family's surmounting debt?

4. What does Gregor's family and the Chief Clerk hear when Gregor delivers his eloquent speech?

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

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