Metamorphosis Quiz Kafka & Kuper Part I

Where does the actual setting of Metamorphosis take place?

• Gregor's workplace

• Gregor's mind

• Gregor's home

• Gregor's sister's room

Why can't Gregor fall back asleep?

• He's panicked about work

• He's afraid of what he's become

• Because he's dreaming

• With his new body, he can't turn over to get comfortable

What is Gregor's profession?

• A magician

• A traveling salesman

• An accountant

• A chief clerk

In the beginning of Kuper's graphic novel he uses one reoccurring image in almost every frame, reiterating Kafka's message that Gregor is constantly feeling pressed by...

• Time

• Money

• Bugs

• His family

Kuper uses the image of a/an _________ to reiterate Kafka's theme of exhaustion and feeling burnt out from the workplace

• Black ceiling

• Robot

• Dream sequence

• Unpacked suitcase

To show how Gregor's boss treats him in comparison with how Gregor wishes he could treat his boss, in Kuper's illustrations he uses

• Colored text when quoting them

• Larger or smaller images of the characters, depending on who is treating who poorly

• Flashbacks of specific instances

• Very exaggerated language

Kuper opens the graphic novel with an all black page to..

• show us how dark and sad the story will be and how empty Gregor's life is

• confuse us and keep us guessing

• trick us into thinking Gregor has died

• Make us feel as though our eyes are closed and we are waking up with Gregor

Next to his bed, Gregor has a photo of..

• His parents

• His girlfriend

• His dream vacation

• His dog

Kuper's graphic novel version of Kafka's Metamorphosis is considered a/an

• plagerized work

• adaptation

• screenplay

• comic

In Kuper's graphic novel, he shows us the pressure that his parent's debt puts on him by illustrating him drowning in money inside of a/an

• Alarm clock

• Bottle

• Suitcase

• Hour Glass