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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Gregor in the first part of The Metamorphosis?
(a) He misses the bus to work.
(b) He is transformed into a beetle.
(c) He gets into a fight with his family.
(d) He is fired from his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What human emotion does Gregor seem to lack?

2. What does Gregor pity and worry about his family after he turns into the beetle?

3. What does Gregor's family eventually do to him, despite his best efforts?

4. What does Gregor's family not realize about the beetle when they speak in front of it?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What human capacity does Gregor keep as the narrative develops and how is this shown?

2. Who has a small inkling that Gregor might understand them and why is this character an ironic choice for this revelation?

3. What is shocking to the reader in the first part of The Metamorphosis after Gregor wakes up to his new insect body?

4. What is the irony that exists for Grete being designated as Gregor's care taker and her interactions with him post-transformation?

5. Why was Gregor's family financially dependent on him pre-transformation?

6. How does Gregor die and why?

7. What does Gregor lose about himself in the second part of the story?

8. What is the irony of Gregor attempting to hold on to something familiar and human in the second part of The Metamorphosis?

9. What does Gregor believe about his family that reflects on his optimistic personality?

10. What question might Kafka be posing to the reader with the scene involving Grete's violin serenade and Gregor's and The Lodgers' reactions to it?

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