Metamorphosis

Gregory dislikes his job and his boss, but he cannot change jobs because

• he does not have enough job experience

• there are no other jobs available

• he is saving money so he can get married

• his parents owe a lot of money to his boss

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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

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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.

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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.

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What does Gregor overhear from his father about their current financial situation?

• That they are bankrupt and are forced to sell the apartment

• That he has come to an agreement with Gregor's boss about his starting work again soon

• That he has managed to save up some money to help them survive without Gregor working

• That the entire family must return to work to help them pay for the family's expenses

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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.

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How does Gregor try to make Grete and his mother more comfortable when they enter his bedroom?

• He hides under the couch with a white sheet.

• He stands upright to act more like a human.

• He tries to speak to them in calm, soothing voices.

• He hangs from the ceiling so they can walk on the floor freely.

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What is revealed about the Samsa family's financial and/or employment situation after Gregor has been a bettle for awhile?

• Gregor's father has spent all of the family's money.

• Grete has earned her own scholarship to the music conservatory, which pleases Gregor.

• Gregor's father, mother, and sister have all returned to work to support the family.

• The Samsa family has agreed to send Gregor back to work in his condition.

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Out of pity, what does the Samsa family change about the way it interacts with Gregor?

• The family rotates who visits Gregor in his room daily.

• Grete and her mother move back all of the furniture they previously removed from his room.

• The family leaves open Gregor's doorway so that he can see/hear them as they spend time together.

• The family allows Gregor to dine with them at dinner.

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Prior to being discovered by the three men, what does Gregor dream about will happen between him and his family?

• That everyone turns into a bug so that they can all be together

• That he returns to human form to rejoin his family as normal

• That he can spend all of his time with his sister as she plays the violin

• That he can return to work to support his family again

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