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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best description of Gregor's transformation into a bug?He is caterpillar-like, long and lean, with many legsHe is butterfly-like, with wings to help him flyHe is beetle-like, with a rounded back and many squirmy legsHe is spider-like, with exactly eight legs and many eyes
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Gregor's job?Train conductorTraveling salesmanSoccer managerSoldier
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTo try and get Gregor out of the bedroom, what does the chief clerk reveal about Gregor's work performance?Gregor has earned a promotion and needs to come to work to receive itGregor has been fired and needs to collect his belongingsGregor is going to be transferred to a new divisionGregor has been performing poorly and needs to improve
- 4. Multiple Choice
Whom are Grete and Anna sent to retrieve?
Police
Doctor and locksmith
Gregor's boss
Gregor's friend
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Gregor's mother's reaction to seeing him as a bug?She is scared, backs away, and seeks helpShe flees the property in pursuit of GreteShe is angry and tries to hit Gregor back into his roomShe is consoling and tries to comfort Gregor in his time of need
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Gregor's father's reaction to seeing him as a bug?He is scared, backs away, and seeks helpHe flees the property in pursuit of GreteHe is angry and tries to hit Gregor back into his roomHe is consoling and tries to comfort Gregor in his time of need
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the photograph on the wall in the kitchen reveal about Gregor's past?He once served in the military, being dressed in uniformHe was a good student, being dressed in his graduation cap and gownHe once had a younger brother, who died at a early ageHe has never been close to his family, having been cut out of the photograph
- 8. 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 a lot of money, 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.
- 9. 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
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the most important reason for Gregor to hold onto his job as a traveling salesman?
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.
He feels responsible for the financial support of his family.
- 11. 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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describe the narrator’s point of view in the story?
First-person: the story is told from Gregor’s perspective.
Third-person limited: though in third-person, the narration limits itself to Gregor’s perspective and thoughts.
Third-person omniscient: the narration covers the thoughts and actions of all of the characters in the story.
Third-person omniscient: the narration remains focused on Gregor’s perspective, however it occasionally branches out to other perspectives (i.e. the manager's relief upon leaving the Samsas' home).
- 13. Multiple Choice
When Gregor wakes up as an insect, why can’t he fall back asleep like he wants?
He is stuck on his back
He no longer has eyelids and can't close his eyes
He has a stomach ache
His family is making too much noise
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why do Gregor’s family members knock on his door as it nears seven o’clock in the morning on the day the story opens?
It's time for breakfast
He has a phone call
It's time for him to go to work and they don't want him to be late
They hear strange noises and come to check on him
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who shows up at his family’s apartment?
Gregor's friend
Gregor's girlfriend
Gregor's boss
Gregor's uncle
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why can’t Gregor explain himself to anyone?
His voice has changed to insect noises
Everyone is screaming and no one will listen to him
He can't remember English as an insect
He doesn't understand what happened
- 17. Multiple Choice
How is Gregor severely injured at the end of the chapter?
He gets stuck in the door and his father forces him through.
His boss attacks him.
His mother sprays him with bug spray and he falls off the ceiling.
He falls down the stairs.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Where did Franz Kafka live and work?
Prague, Czech Republic
Berlin, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 19. Multiple Choice
In which language did Franz Kafka write?
English
French
German
Polish
- 20. Multiple Choice
Approximately when was Franz Kafka living and working?
1750-1790
1840-1880
1880-1920
1920-1960
- 21. Multiple Choice
What major world event occurred during Kafka's lifetime?
The American Revolution
World War I
World War II
The French Revolution
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which choice is the best definition of the word metamorphosis?
a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means.
the process of losing cohesion or strength.
the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
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