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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why is Gregor disappointed with the food that is left at his door the first night?
It is rotten food.
It is fresh food, but tastes horrible to him now as an insect.
The food is burned.
He wanted meat, but it's all vegetables.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where does Gregor feel most comfortable spending his first full night as an insect and much of the rest of his time whenever someone enters the room?
On the ceiling
Under the couch
Under the bed
On the wall
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who brings Gregor his meals?
His father
His mother
His sister
His wife
- 4. Multiple Choice
Out of all the different foods that are left out, what kinds of foods does Gregor prefer to eat?
Old, rotten food
Vegetables
Milk and bread
Fresh meat
- 5. Multiple Choice
What surprise had Gregor been planning for Grete's future that relates to her hobbies and what she wants to do when she grows up?
He was going to pay for law school.
He planned to pay for music school.
He had arranged for her to train to be a professional ballet dancer.
He was going to pay for her to study medicine.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was Gregor’s father doing with the money Gregor made rather than paying off debt?
His father had been putting some of it into savings.
His father had lost it gambling.
His father had spent it all on fancy clothes and luxury items.
His father had lost it all in bad investments.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the first thing Gregor’s sister does after entering the room each day (besides closing the door) that demonstrates the unpleasantness of her job and emphasizes the repulsiveness of Gregor’s new condition?
She lights scented candles.
She screams whenever she sees him.
She opens the window to let in fresh air.
She makes Gregor hide in the closet.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does the family decide to remove the furniture from Gregor’s room?
He will have nowhere to hide.
He will be more comfortable and have more room to crawl around.
He is ruining the furniture.
He always makes a mess of it that takes forever to clean.
- 9. Multiple Choice
How is Gregor wounded at the end of the reading?
His mother beats him.
His sister accidentally knocks him off the wall.
His boss throws hot coffee on him.
His father throws an apple that sticks into his back.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who begs to spare Gregor’s life in the final lines of the chapter?
Grete
His father
His mother
His boss
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat food does Gregor reject from Grete after she tries to feed him?Milk and breadLeftovers from their previous family dinnerMeat and potatoesGarbage
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best description of Gregor's family's behavior in the apartment with Gregor locked inside his bedroom?They are never there, scared Gregor will get loose.They talk in soft voices and choose to never stay there alone.They are always loud, so as to drown out Gregor's noises.They constantly have company over to make it seem like their life is normal.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow does Gregor try to make Grete and his mother more comfortable when they enter his bedroom?He hides under the couch with a white sheet.He stands upright to act more like a human.He tries to speak to them in calm, soothing voices.He hangs from the ceiling so they can walk on the floor freely.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Gregor overhear from his father about their current financial situation?That they are bankrupt and are forced to sell the apartmentThat he has come to an agreement with Gregor's boss about his starting work again soonThat he has managed to save up some money to help them survive without Gregor workingThat the entire family must return to work to help them pay for the family's expenses
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat gift does Gregor reveal he had been planning to give to his family on Christmas Eve?A scholarship to his sister to attend a music conservatoryA fur coat for his mother, the same coat in the photo on his wallA more modern apartment with better facilitiesThe opportunity to join him on one of his sales trips
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat new "habit" does Gregor enjoy as a cockroach stuck in his room for so long?Sitting at his desk, pretending to study like his former days in business schoolMaking tapping noises to a rhythm using his many legsCrawling around the walls and hanging from the ceilingRolling from side to side on his rounded back
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat piece of furniture do Grete and her mother remove from Gregor's bedroom?Photo from wallCouchWardrobeDesk
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Gregor cover up in his room to ensure that his sister and mother do not remove it?Photo from wallCouchWardrobeDesk
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow is Gregor's father best described after Gregor sees him for the 2nd time since his transformation?He is weaker than ever, having been forced to work in Gregor's absence.He is sadder and more regretful of how he has treated Gregor.He seems stronger and is dressed professionally in expensive clothing.He is more scared than before and runs away from his son instantly.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow is Gregor physically injured in Part II?He is again wedged in the doorway trying to escape from his father.He is hit by apples thrown by his father.A piece of furniture falls on him as Grete and her mother remove it from his room.He is poisoned by the food delivered by Grete.
- 21. Multiple Choice
In "The Metamorphosis," how does Gregor first react when he discovers that he is an insect?
He is shocked and calls out for help.
He refuses to leave his room or talk to any one.
He is determined to continue with his day and go to work.
He is relieved that he will no longer have to go to work.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What does Gregor Samsa do for a living?
He's a realtor
He's a traveling salesmen
He works in a factory
He works on a train.
- 23. Multiple Choice
What worries Gregor the most about his transformation?
His appearance will frighten his family
He has trouble moving his legs
It will change his life forever
It will cause him to be late for work
- 24. Multiple Choice
How does relationship between the Samsa family and Gregor Samsa’s boss contribute to the plot of the story?
They are on good terms; Gregor does not wish to disappoint his family and their friend, so he dedicates himself wholly to the work.
The Samsa family owes money to Gregor’s boss, and thus Gregor works constantly to pay off this debt.
The Samsa family owe serious debt to the bank so they push Gregor’s boss to give him more responsibilities and that he may earn more.
They are on poor terms; Gregor has not been earning enough for his boss, so he works overtime in the hopes of saving his job.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Gregor dislikes his job and his boss, but he cannot change jobs because
he does not have enough job experience
there are no other jobs available
he is saving money so he can get married
his parents owe a lot of money to his boss
- 26. Multiple Choice
Readers learn that it will take "another five or six years" for Gregor to pay off his parents' debt and that "in fifteen years of service, Gregor had never once yet been ill". What can you infer about his character based on these quotations?
He is responsible and reliable
He is slow and likes work
He is careless and healthy
He is dutiful and sickly
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the most important reason for Gregor to hold onto his job as a traveling salesman?
He feels responsible for the financial support of his family.
He enjoys his job and is like and respected at work.
He wants to prove that he can become a human again.
He believes that he is only imagining that he is an insect.
- 28. Multiple Choice
The manager from Gregor's office comes to the house
to help Gregor's parents open the bedroom door
to give Gregor a ride to work, since he missed the train
to threaten Gregor with firing for missing work
he wants a chance to see Grete, Gregor's sister
- 29. Multiple Choice
Why does the manager think Gregor has missed work?
He is lazy.
He does not have insurance to see a doctor to get an excuse.
He missed his train.
He stole money that was entrusted to him.
- 30. Multiple Choice
How do Gregor's thoughts about his job affect his physical reaction when the manager is at his home?
He is so irritated that his boss is at his house that it causes him to lunge out of his bed.
He is nervous the manager will take it out on his innocent parents.
Both A & B
none of the above
- 31. Multiple Choice
What does Gregor realize about his communication with others?
He is not understood by anyone.
He still sounds the same, despite a change in his appearance.
Only Grete can understand him.
He cannot talk anymore.
- 32. Multiple Choice
In the opening scene of "The Metamorphosis," what do Gregor's thoughts and long speeches reveal most clearly about his personality?
He is self-reliant and resents others telling him what to do.
He is careful and methodical about everything he does.
He is indecisive and tends to overthink his actions.
He is proud of his job and very successful at it.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that you can ultimately decide your own fate is known as what?Divine InterventionDeismCapitalismFree Will
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that the world gives you a role, but you ultimately define its meaning is what philosophical thought?SurrealismMagical RealismExistentialismFree Will
- 35. Multiple ChoiceAt times he seems to be able to think abstractly about his condition (as an insect) in ways that sound rational, even if his condition is totally absurd. Which theme is this?Life, Consciousness, and existenceman and the natural worldmortalityprimitivity
- 36. Multiple ChoiceKafka shows that Gregor is happier when his is a bug throughthe emptiness of worry and thought in his mindthe smile on his faceno having to workbeing able to just stay in his room
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