2. What happens to Gregor in the first part of The Metamorphosis? A. He is fired from his job. B.He misses the bus to work. C.He gets into a fight with his family. D. He is transformed into a beetle. He is transformed into a beetle.

3. What is Gregor's metamorphosis symbolic of? A.Political change. B.Alienation. C.Instability. D.Identity crisis. Alienation.

4. What aspect of the story is developed throughout The Metamorphosis? A.How the family's situation serves as a microcosm for Russian society. B.Gregor's family trying to come to terms with the situation. C.How long Gregor has to live. D.The power of a family's bond. Gregor's family trying to come to terms with the situation.

5. What kind of fears did Gregor exhibit in his human life? A.Existential fears. B.Religious fears. C.Irrational fears. D.Political fears. Irrational fears.

6. Whenever Gregor leaves his room, how is he driven back into the room? A.The family calls an exterminator. B.By his father, or of his own accord. C.The family lures him into the room with food. D.He is tied up and carried. By his father, or of his own accord.

7. How does Gregor eventually die? A. Grete poisons him. B.The Charwoman kills him. C.Voluntarily. D.Someone steps on him. Voluntarily.

8. What is the first thing Gregor thinks about after waking up and finding himself transformed? A. His job. B.His family. C.His ex-girlfriend. D.The weather. His job.

9. How does Gregor view the everyday routines of his life and the life of his family? A.Banal. B.Difficult. C.Interesting. D.Exciting. Banal.

10. What human emotion does Gregor seem to lack? A.Remorse. B.Compassion. C.Self-pity. D.Sympathy. Self-pity.

11. How does Gregor's boss, the Chief Clerk, display his tyrannical authority over Gregor? A.By showing up at Gregor's house. B. By writing an unsympathetic report for Gregor. C.By withholding his paychecks. D.By yelling at his family. By showing up at Gregor's house.

12. Who does Gregor trust to sympathize with his situation? A.The Chief Clerk. B.His sister. C.His father. D.His mother. His sister.

13. What does Gregor's father do to him that is characteristic of the father? A.Ignores him completely. B.Aggressively chases him. C.Chastizes him. D.Embraces him. Aggressively chases him.

14. What is there a great disparity between in regards to Gregor's transformation? A.Mobility and sensation. B.Consciousness and physique. C.Human emotion and animal instinct. D.Two legs and six legs. Consciousness and physique.

15. What does Gregor's family not realize about the beetle when they speak in front of it? A.He is plotting their deaths. B.He is irritated by their voices. C.He no longer speaks English. D.He can still understand them. He can still understand them.

16. How is Gregor's family dependent on Gregor? A.Financially. B.Love. C.Guilty conscience. D.Family obligation. Financially.

17. Although Gregor loses some of his human tendencies, what is he able to hold onto? A.A strong work ethic. B.Human intelligence and emotions. C. His writing talent. D.His ability to communicate. Human intelligence and emotions.

18. What is the Kafkaesque theme consistent within The Metamorphosis? A.A banal life unchanged by extraordinary events. B.A trapped consciousness unable to express itself. C.Taking one's life for granted. D.The inconsistencies of Russian idealism. A trapped consciousness unable to express itself.

19. How does Gregor's family react to Gregor's death? A. They are relieved. B. They do not react. C. They are devastated. D. They mourn for days. They are relieved.

20. With what image does the story end? A. A sunny, new day. B. Gregor's coffin. C. Grete's youthfulness. D. A new city. Grete's youthfulness.

21. What does Grete represent at the end of the story? A.The cause for Gregor's death. B. Women's progression in Russia. C. A disappointment. D.Hope for the family. Hope for the family.

22. The End.