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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Gregor think he should not be fired?
2. What does Gregor recall after witnessing his transformation?
3. What does Gregor note when he falls from his upright position onto his six legs?
4. Why is Gregor startled when he answers his mother?
5. What does Gregor infer from the person who has visited the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem emerges between Grete and Gregor's mother as a result of Gregor's care taking?
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 fantasy Gregor dreams of while Grete is playing her violin?
4. 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?
5. What does Gregor see the Chief Clerk's visit to his house as a sign of?
6. How does Gregor being disabled for a month because of his family's physical abuse change the atmosphere within the household?
7. What does Gregor ponder as he looks through the crack in his door on the family living room?
8. What does Gregor envision while he is trying to unlock the door to his room?
9. Why does Gregor's mother pass out the day that Grete moves the furniture out of Gregor's room?
10. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about when he wakes up to his transformation and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In each of the three parts of The Metamorphosis, Gregor leaves his room only once. Each time Gregor leaves his room he is forced back into his room. Construct a thesis that links these three events together using specific examples from the text. What is the significance of these three occurrences in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Communication is the key to solving any problem. However, Gregor is unable to communicate with his family during and following his transformation into a beetle. Use scenes and examples from the text that justify the inability to communicate as the crux of all conflict in The Metamorphosis.
Essay Topic 3
Gregor shares a history of misunderstandings with his father. Substantiate this statement with examples from the text that prove to the reader that Gregor and his father had a tumultuous relationship even before the transformation.
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