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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Gregor's father use to not work and provide for the family?
(a) Lack of education.
(b) Poor economy.
(c) Poor health.
(d) Bad credit.

2. In spite of his new situation, what is the only thing Gregor thinks about?
(a) His boss.
(b) The neighborhood.
(c) His family.
(d) His ex-girlfriend.

3. Why might Gregor not be reacting to his newly transformed body?
(a) He has greater things on his mind.
(b) It is too awful to reflect upon.
(c) He is pleased with the change.
(d) He does not particularly care.

4. What creates the high level of tension and suspense in the story?
(a) Humiliating moments and Gregor's intelligence.
(b) Gregor's love for his family.
(c) Gregor's wants and Gregor's needs.
(d) Gregor's desire to lay eggs.

5. What is too strong for Gregor to escape, which is why he thinks about his job after realizing his transformation?
(a) The everyday banal routine.
(b) His desire to work.
(c) His desire to please his family.
(d) The comfort his bed provides him.

6. Why does Gregor die at the end of The Metamorphosis?
(a) Because a beetle's life is brief.
(b) Because his family wants to be rid of him.
(c) Because he cannot stand the sight of himself.
(d) Because he does not contribute anything.

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

8. What does Gregor's family not realize about the beetle when they speak in front of it?
(a) He is plotting their deaths.
(b) He no longer speaks English.
(c) He is irritated by their voices.
(d) He can still understand them.

9. 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.

10. What is the Kafkaesque theme consistent within The Metamorphosis?
(a) The inconsistencies of Russian idealism.
(b) A trapped consciousness unable to express itself.
(c) A banal life unchanged by extraordinary events.
(d) Taking one's life for granted.

11. What can Gregor's family not perceive about the beetle?
(a) The beetle has only the best intentions.
(b) It is painful for the beetle to stand on his back legs.
(c) He still feels pity for his family's financial state.
(d) The beetle is still part of their family.

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

13. How does Gregor feel in regards to his family, following his transformation?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Pessimistic.

14. What is consistent of Gregor's relationship with his father that is shown by how his father treats Gregor?
(a) Misunderstandings.
(b) Negligence.
(c) Affection.
(d) Disobedience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk's visit show about the relationship Gregor has with those around him?

2. What is there a great disparity between in regards to Gregor's transformation?

3. How many times does Gregor leave his room throughout the story?

4. What kind of fears did Gregor exhibit in his human life?

5. Who turns against Gregor in the third part of The Metamorphosis?

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