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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 does Grete try to convince her parents about Gregor?

2. How many parts is The Metamorphosis divided into?

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

4. How is Gregor's family dependent on Gregor?

5. How could Gregor's personality be described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What disparity exists for Gregor throughout The Metamorphosis that creates tension within the story?

3. Why is Grete ultimately the final authority on whether or not the beetle is Gregor and Gregor the beetle?

4. How does Gregor die and why?

5. If his speech could be understood, what would his words to the Chief Clerk and his family have served to do?

6. 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?

7. What does Grete believe will benefit Gregor and what does Gregor's mother believe will benefit Gregor?

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

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

10. What does the reader learn about Gregor's character through his thoughts as he lies in bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Metamorphosis ends with an image of Grete's youth and health. What is the point of ending the book with this image? Does it wrap up the narrative? How? Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Gregor is the only truly sympathetic character in The Metamorphosis. Prove or disprove this statement with specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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