Fall 2024 Semester Exam Review

In the opening scene of "The Metamorphosis," what do Gregor's thoughts and speeches reveal most clearly about his personality?

• He is self-reliant and resents others telling him what to do

• He is careful and methodical about everything he does

• He is indecisive and tends to overthink his actions

• He is proud of his job and very successful at it

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How does Gregor first react when he discovers that he has become an insect?

• He is shocked and terrified can calls his family for help

• He refuses to leave his room or talk to anyone

• He is determined to continue with his normal work and family relationships

• He is relieved that he will no longer have to work

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What is the most important reason in Gregor's mind for holding onto his job as a traveling salesman?

• He enjoys his job and is well liked and respected at work

• He feels responsible for the financial support of his family

• He believes that he is just imagining that he is an insect

• He wants to prove that he can become a human being again

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How do Gregor's parents and sister react to the family's loss of Gregor's earnings?

• They are relived at the thought that they no longer have to be in debt to Gregor

• They have no idea about what to do with their lives without Gregor to support and guide them

• They become determined and self-reliant instead of allowing a difficult situation to defeat them

• They are too snobbish to adjust to poverty, so they seek someone to support them as Gregor once did

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Which of the following most accurately describes Grete's attitude towards Gregor?

• She is sympathetic and caring at first, but life gets more difficult and she blames him for family problems

• She cares for him at first just to please her parents, but her dislike for him grows daily

• She feels genuine affection for him and never gives up on him

• She is horrified by the change in him and develops a hatred for him because of his ugliness

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How do the family members in "The Metamorphosis" justify their decision to get rid of the insect?

• They believe that if they do so, Gregor will return

• They convince themselves that the insect is not Gregor

• They are afraid that the insect will try to eat them

• They can no longer afford to feed the insect

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As his life as an insects continues, Gregor begins to lose interest in living. Which of these events most directly leads to Greogr's giviving up on life?

• Gregor discovers that other people cannot understand his speech

• His angry father treats him like a menace

• His parents treat the lodgers with more concern than they have for Gregor

• Grete protests that his presence is making the family's life intolerable, and he sees he must go

What type of government is censoring the letters in "The Censors"?

• Communist

• Capitalist

• Authoritarian

• Libertarian

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How does Juan get his first promotion after taking the job as a censor?

• by betraying a fellow worker

• by replacing an accident victim

• by seeking his letter to Mariana

• by offering to do dangerous world

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Which statement best sums up Juan's career in "The Censors"?

• He remains at the same level and never gets promoted

• He begins at a low level and then keeps getting promoted.

• He is promoted to a high level but then keeps getting demoted

• He is promoted to a middle level but then keeps getting demoted

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