Metamorphosis

What injury does Gregor receive at the end of Part I?

•      He begins to bleed after his father pushes him through the doorway

•       The chief clerk hits him with his walking stick and he injures a leg

•     He gets an apple embedded in his back

•     His mother falls on him when she faints

What was Gregor’s secret dream?

•      He wanted to buy his parents a decent house.

•   He planned to pay off his parents’ debt and move across the country

•   He hoped to have enough to send his sister to the music conservatory

•    He hoped to find an old love and marry her

Which of the following is not true of the Samsas’ financial situation?

•      Gregor’s father has worsened their situation by gambling

•       Gregor’s father has been saving money secretly

•       Gregor has been working off a debt from his father’s failed business

•       Gregor hands over his work profits with little fanfare or gratitude

What does Grete do first every time she enters Gregor’s room?

•     She runs to the window and breathes deeply

•   She removes Gregor’s uneaten food

• She wipes Gregor’s brown residue off the floor

• She checks Gregor for any injuries

What begins to happen to Gregor’s father’s uniform?

•    It becomes too baggy because he loses so much weight

•    It gets holes in it from Gregor chewing on it

• It gets dirty and greasy because he never takes it off

•   It seems to change color without explanation

     What draws Gregor out of his room?

•    The lodgers make threats against his mother

• Gregor wants to comfort his mother, who is crying alone

•     Gregor sees the cleaning woman stealing from the family.

•    He hears his sister playing the violin

What does Grete use as justification that Gregor is already gone?

•   If he was really there, he would have left them in peace long ago

• Gregor would never have debased himself like this

• She claims Gregor would never tolerate living in garbage

• It is impossible for a man to transform into an insect

Who discovers Gregor’s dead body?

• Grete

• Gregor’s mother

•   Gregor’s father

• The cleaning woman

  Which of the following is not a stated or intended plan for the Samsa family at the end of the novella?

• They hope to move out

• They plan to marry off Grete

• They intend to fire the cleaning woman

• They plan to send Grete to school

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