"Metamorphosis"

When Gregor realizes he has been transformed into a bug, what question does he ask himself?

• "What’s happened to me?”

• “Why has this happened?”

• “How can this be?”

•   “What have I done to deserve this?”

Why does Grete run out of the apartment in part pne?

• She must fetch a locksmith.

•   She is terrified of Gregor

•   She was sent to get a doctor

•   She is frightened of her father’s anger

Who is the first to see that Gregor has been transformed into an insect?

• Gregor’s mother

• Gregor’s father

• Grete

• The chief clerk

How does Gregor’s father show his violent nature before he even speaks to Gregor?

•     He stomps to Gregor’s room when he realizes he’s overslept

•    He bangs on Gregor’s door with his fist

• He threatens the chief clerk when he arrives

• He silences Gregor’s mother with a threat to slap her

What does the chief clerk say about Gregor’s work performance?

•       He regrets losing him since he was such an admirable employee

•     He tells Gregor’s family that he has been rude to his customers and was about to be fired

• He begs Gregor to return to work and offers him a raise

• He explains that his performance has been most unsatisfactory

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

  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