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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gregor pity and worry about his family after he turns into the beetle?
(a) Their lack of motivation.
(b) Their political involvement.
(c) Their finances.
(d) Their health.

3. What does Gregor assume his family will do when they see his transformation?
(a) Hug him.
(b) Abandon him.
(c) Support him.
(d) Step on him.

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

5. How many times does Gregor leave his room throughout the story?
(a) Never.
(b) Once.
(c) Three times.
(d) Twice.

6. What does Gregor believe the "little changes" of his body to be when he wakes up?
(a) Normal aches and pains.
(b) Genetic mutations.
(c) An act of God.
(d) A dream.

7. Who turns against Gregor in the third part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) The Lodgers.
(b) The Charwoman.
(c) Grete.
(d) Gregor's mother.

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

9. What was one thing Gregor's father did before the transformation that was attributed to his laziness?
(a) Did not clean up after himself.
(b) Slept in.
(c) Enjoyed long breakfasts.
(d) Did not do dishes.

10. What could Gregor's speech potentially arouse in others, if understood?
(a) Great sympathy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Immense disgust.

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

12. What disservice do The Lodgers do to the family?
(a) Insult Gregor's mother's cooking.
(b) They do not clean up after themselves.
(c) Leave without paying.
(d) Torment Gregor.

13. What is the familial object that Gregor attempts to hold onto in his room?
(a) His chair by the window.
(b) The suitcase full of cloth samples.
(c) His blanket.
(d) The photo of the young girl.

14. What is characteristic of Gregor, even while the whole confusing situation is happening?
(a) He is always thinking.
(b) He angrily berates.
(c) He begs and pleads.
(d) He cowers before confrontation.

15. What does Gregor's father do to him that is characteristic of the father?
(a) Embraces him.
(b) Ignores him completely.
(c) Aggressively chases him.
(d) Chastizes him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Kafkaesque theme consistent within The Metamorphosis?

2. With what image does the story end?

3. How does Gregor feel in regards to his family, following his transformation?

4. What two roles within the story, regarding their relationship with Gregor, are reversed?

5. What can Gregor's family not perceive about the beetle?

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