Metamorphosis Quiz 2

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.

What new "habit" does Gregor enjoy as a bug stuck in his room for so long?

• Sitting at his desk, pretending to study like his former days in business school

• Making tapping noises to a rhythm using his many legs

• Crawling around the walls and hanging from the ceiling

• Rolling from side to side on his rounded back

How does Gregor feel when he hears his father has saved money?

• Angry

• Happy

• Relieved

• Sad

• Upset

Read this quote about Gregor's family: "they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return." What can be inferred about Gregor's family from this quote?

• Gregor's family loved and adored him for all he did for them.

• Gregor's family failed to show him love and affection even though he provided a nice life for them

• Gregor's family made him work to pay his own debts for the family

• Gregor's family supported his achievements with parties and affection.

Read this quote: "What he heard his father say was some of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been incarcerated in his room." Why do you think Kafka chose to use the word "incarcerated" to describe how Gregor was kept in his room?

• "Incarcerated" makes the reader think that Gregor received a death sentence.

• Since "incarcerated" means to be placed somewhere where one pays for their debt to society, Gregor is being punished

• Since "incarcerated" is associated with prison, the author wants to emphasize his family's harsh isolation of him from them

• "Incarcerated" means to be confined, which shows Gregor choosing to stay in his room and away from his family

What 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.

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.

  How does Gregor communicate that he does not want his room moved around?

•      He bares his teeth at Grete

•      He blocks the door and won’t let the women back in

•      He charges at his mother

•      He covers the framed picture with his body

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.

Who begs to spare Gregor’s life in the final lines of the chapter?

• Grete

• His father

• His mother

• His boss