Metamorphosis, Part 2

What did Gregor plan to surprise Grete with for Christmas?

• a fur jacket

• a full paid scholarship to a conservatory

• a new violin

• the picture of the woman he has framed in the gilt frame

Timorous means

• strange or unknown

• excited or anxious

• nervous or fearful

• drowsy or sluggish

What made Gregor change his mind about the furniture being removed from his room?

• his mother feels taking the furniture out is wrong

• Grete takes away his picture and desk

• the large wardrobe is too heavy for the women to lift

• he sees all his heirlooms and antiques in the living room

Incarcerated means

• scared or anxious

• free and independent

• strange and peculiar

• imprisoned or confined

When Gregor stands up to his sister and refuses to let her remove the desk and picture from his room, this shows.....

• that he is finally standing up for what is important to him.

• that he loves the woman in this picture more than his sister.

• that he’s not going to buy her a violin anymore.

• that his little legs have more power to leap.

Lethargic means

• strange, peculiar, or unusual

• anxious, fearful, or nervous

• imprisoned, locked up

• sluggish, inactive, or lifeless

What type of food did Grete initially try to feed Gregor?

• rotten vegetables

• old bones and scraps

• milk and bread

• fresh fruit and vegetables

Where did Gregor prefer to hide?

• under the bed

• under the couch

• under the sheets on the bed

• in the closet

Why did Grete feed Gregor in secret?

• Because she didn't want to make her father angry.

• Because she didn't want to upset her parents.

• Because she didn't want her parents to find out she had been stealing food for him.

• Because her parents had instructed her to not feed him, and she didn't want to be in trouble.

How was Mr. Samsa described?

• Old but healthy

• Self-confident

• Elderly and suffered from asthma

• Kind and humble