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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. What is Gregor Samsa transformed into?

2. What does Gregor's father do after Gregor's big speech?

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

4. What does the Chief Clerk claim about Gregor's recent work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Gregor's mother, father and sister start doing in order to help out with the family's finances?

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

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

4. What does Gregor tell himself will pass as he lays in bed, deciding what to do next?

5. How does Gregor's mother change Gregor's initial thoughts about Grete moving his furniture out of the room?

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

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

8. What does Gregor ponder as he looks through the crack in his door on the family living room?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Gregor's death voluntary or a result of the ill treatment he suffered from his family? Support either side with specific examples from the book.

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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