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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. What does Gregor note when he falls from his upright position onto his six legs?
(a) The Chief Clerk is trying to stomp on him.
(b) He cannot see the faces of his loved ones.
(c) He has broken his legs.
(d) The discomfort is gone.

2. What does Gregor's mother do in order to make extra money for the family?
(a) Sews underwear.
(b) Cooks for affluent families.
(c) Babysits for the neighbors.
(d) Cleans hotels.

3. Why does Gregor's family rush to his door?
(a) They want to alert him of the visitor.
(b) They do not want him to escape.
(c) They hear a loud thud.
(d) He cries out for help.

4. What do the Samsas do while Gregor sleeps his day as a beetle?
(a) Discuss how to rid themselves of him.
(b) Discuss the family finances.
(c) Hire an exterminator.
(d) Look for a new place to live.

5. What do the Lodgers threaten to do to the Samsas when they see Gregor for the first time?
(a) Burn their house down.
(b) Kill Gregor with insecticide.
(c) Sue, unless theycan leave without paying rent.
(d) Sell Gregor to a lab of research scientists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk say to Gregor's mother in response to her excuses for Gregor?

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

3. Why does Gregor agitatedly pace around the living room, walls and ceiling after his mother faints?

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

5. What does Gregor realize about his family and the Chief Clerk on the other side of the door?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the family's reaction to Gregor's death and what do they notice about the beetle?

3. What problem emerges between Grete and Gregor's mother as a result of Gregor's care taking?

4. What plan do The Lodgers hatch once they see Gregor out of his room for the first time?

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

6. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about when he wakes up to his transformation and why?

7. What does Gregor notice about the dynamic between his family and the new tenants, The Lodgers?

8. What does Gregor see the Chief Clerk's visit to his house as a sign of?

9. Who is the Charwoman and what is her relationship like with Gregor?

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

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