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Metamorphosis Quiz Kafka & Kuper Part I

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Where does the actual setting of Metamorphosis take place?

a)

Gregor's workplace

b)

Gregor's mind

c)

Gregor's home

d)

Gregor's sister's room

2.

Why can't Gregor fall back asleep?

a)

He's panicked about work

b)

He's afraid of what he's become

c)

Because he's dreaming

d)

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

3.

What is Gregor's profession?

a)

A magician

b)

A traveling salesman

c)

An accountant

d)

A chief clerk

4.

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...

a)

Time

b)

Money

c)

Bugs

d)

His family

5.

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

a)

Black ceiling

b)

Robot

c)

Dream sequence

d)

Unpacked suitcase

6.

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

a)

Colored text when quoting them

b)

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

c)

Flashbacks of specific instances

d)

Very exaggerated language

7.

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

a)

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

b)

confuse us and keep us guessing

c)

trick us into thinking Gregor has died

d)

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

8.

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

a)

His parents

b)

His girlfriend

c)

His dream vacation

d)

His dog

9.

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

a)

plagerized work

b)

adaptation

c)

screenplay

d)

comic

10.

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

a)

Alarm clock

b)

Bottle

c)

Suitcase

d)

Hour Glass