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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As she cleans his room, what does Grete note that Gregor still enjoys about his room?
(a) His books.
(b) His chair by the window.
(c) His suitcase of cloth samples.
(d) His bed.

2. What does Gregor claim to tell the Chief Clerk in order to make amends?
(a) He has turned into a giant beetle.
(b) He has accepted a position elsewhere.
(c) He would open the door, but he suddenly feels ill.
(d) He has already quit his job.

3. What do Gregor's mother and father intend to do for Grete?
(a) Find her work.
(b) Find her a husband.
(c) Find her an apartment of her own.
(d) Get her into a good school.

4. What does Gregor's family do as an apology after throwing things at him and disabling him?
(a) Give him extra plates of rotten food.
(b) Write him a letter of apology.
(c) Leave his bedroom door open.
(d) Build him a nest.

5. What does Gregor make an eloquent speech about that no one is able to understand?
(a) Being a traveling salesman.
(b) His past girlfriend.
(c) His childhood memories.
(d) The brief life of a beetle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the family write notes to after discovering Gregor in his room?

2. What does Gregor's family do when he does not come out of his room?

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

4. What draws Gregor from his room and also enchants The Lodgers?

5. Why does Gregor think he should not be fired?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Samsa family continue to remain in their house, although they can no longer afford it?

2. What is the miscommunication between Gregor and his father that leads to Gregor being disabled for a month?

3. The family discusses their finances as Gregor sleeps away his first day as a beetle. What is revealed about the dynamic between the family and Gregor before his transformation?

4. What does Gregor discover about himself post-transformation when Grete leaves him bread and milk?

5. What is Gregor's room transformed into and why is he insulted by this?

6. What does Grete try to convince her parents of after The Lodgers see Gregor for the first time?

7. What does Gregor say about being a traveling salesman in his eloquent speech to his family and the Chief Clerk so that the Chief Clerk writes him a sympathetic report?

8. Why does Gregor's mother pass out the day that Grete moves the furniture out of Gregor's room?

9. What does the Chief Clerk accuse Gregor of from the other side of Gregor's door?

10. How does Gregor being disabled for a month because of his family's physical abuse change the atmosphere within the household?

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