Reading Check: Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"

What is the family's financial situation at the beginning of the story?

• They are wealthy.

• They are comfortable but not wealthy.

• They are in debt and dependent on Gregor's income.

• They have just inherited a fortune.

What type of food does Gregor find he can no longer eat after his transformation?

• Fresh food.

• Dry food.

• Decaying food.

• Cooked food.

Gregor's sister and mom remove which items from his room?

• His chest of drawers (dresser)

• His curtains

• The picture of the woman in furs on the wall

• The clock

Who takes on the role of Gregor's caretaker after his transformation?

• His mother.

• His father.

• His sister, Grete.

• A hired nurse.

What does Gregor's dad throw at him?

• cans of bug spray

• rocks

• apples

• books

A while after Gregor's metamorphosis, his father sleeps nightly in the armchair wearing

• disheveled clothes

• his dirty work uniform

• his pristine pajamas

• just his chonies

What do the three bearded boarders want to hear?

• Gregor's voice

• Music on the phonograph

• A speech on the radio

• Grete play violin

Who first cracks and says the family can no longer live like this?

• Mrs. Samsa

• Gregor himself

• Mr. Samsa

• Grete Samsa

Who discovers Gregor's dead body?

• the charwoman

  (the cleaning woman)

• Grete

• one of the three bearded lodgers

• the chief clerk

What causes Gregor to die?

• Starvation.

• An apple thrown by his father.

• A fall from the window.

• An infection from a wound.