Metamorphosis Review

Prior to his transformation, what did Gregor do for a living?

• Sells Bug Spray
• Shoe Salesman
• Sells Bonds
• Traveling Salesperson

Prior to his transformation, Why did Gregor have to work so hard?

• Family was in debt
• Get promoted
• He was in debt
• To pay for college

How does Gregor feel about his job?

• Dislikes it intensely
• Doesn't like or dislike it
• Likes it
• Grateful for it 

Into what is Gregor transformed?

• A happy man
• A giant insect
• A rodent
• An armadillo

For whom does Gregor feel responsible?

• Himself
• His parents
• The chief clerk
• His girlfriend's family

What does Gregor represent in Kafka's allegorical tale?

• Ambition
• A savior
• Americans
• The working man or woman

Which best describes Gregor's character prior to his transformation?

• Kind, lazy, and stupid
• Thoughtless, selfish, and unhappy
• Conscientious, hard-working, and unhappy
• Sloppy, careless, and melodramatic

What does Grete springing to her feet and stretching her young body symbolize?

• A new beginning
• A false hope
• A regret for the past
• A parent's love

How is Gregor presented in the one direct reference made in the passage? 

• A martyr
• An impractical man
• A kind man
• A good salesman

"These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes."

• soliloquy
• simile
• metaphor
• allusion