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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 sound does Gregor hear while trying to rock himself out of bed?
(a) Humming.
(b) The doorbell ring.
(c) The phone ringing.
(d) A crack of thunder.

2. What does Gregor claim he has no plans to do?
(a) Sell his family's home.
(b) Marry and bring his wife into the house.
(c) Have children.
(d) Stop supporting his family.

3. What is one of the actions the Chief Clerk accuses Gregor of?
(a) Stealing money.
(b) Keeping his office a mess.
(c) Giving monosyllabic answers.
(d) Having an office relationship.

4. What does Gregor tell himself as he gets up and dresses for breakfast?
(a) He will need to find his own breakfast in the backyard.
(b) Aches and pains resolve themselves as one starts moving.
(c) He will go into the office and explain himself to his boss.
(d) Eventually, he will get used to the new voice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chief Clerk say about Gregor's voice?

2. What does Gregor tell his boss he will do right away?

3. What does Gregor announce when he leaves his room?

4. Why does Gregor's family rush to his door?

5. What does the reader discover about Gregor's father's past?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What does Gregor envision while he is trying to unlock the door to his room?

5. How does the dynamic between Grete and Gregor change over time?

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

7. After being in pain from trying to get up from his bed and out of his room, how does Gregor find eventual relief in his new form?

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

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

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

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