Question 1

How has Mr. Samsa’s attitude toward Gregor changed at the start of Part 3?

Accepted Answer

He has decided to suppress his real feelings about Gregor.  He decided he is not the enemy

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He has decided to plot against him, because Gregor really was the root of all the family's problems

Question 2

What kind of job does Mrs. Samsa have?

Accepted Answer

sewing underwear

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cooking for a restrauant

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cleaning for rich people

Question 3

What kind of job does Grete have?

Accepted Answer

salesgirl

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she doesn't have a job because she has to guard Gregor

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begging on the corner

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singing in a show

Question 4

How is Grete trying to improve her prospects for the future?

Accepted Answer

Studying French and learning short-hand

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Learning to cook and sew

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Practicing her violin and dancing

Question 5

How do you explain Grete’s ambivalence toward Gregor?

Accepted Answer

She realizes that he is robbing her of her youth, and freedom because she has to take care of him

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She believes he is just a bug and is no longer her brother

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She realizes that he is never going to change, and he is an embarrassment to the family

Question 6

Why does Grete become angry with her mother?

Accepted Answer

because she cleaned Gregor's room

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because she was reading Gregor a story

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because she  gave Gregor her room and moved Grete to Gregor's old room

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because she sold Gregor's old clothes

Question 7

Why do the Samsas rent a room to the three men?

Accepted Answer

to earn extra money

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to  be friendly

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to see if they turn into bugs as well

Question 8

Why do the three lodgers threaten to sue Mr. Samsa?

Accepted Answer

because they have been living in an apartment with a huge vermin

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because they do not like their food

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because Mr. Samsa threw apples at them

Question 9

Why does Grete want to get rid of Gregor?

Accepted Answer

She feels he is no longer her brother but just a bug

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She feels he is taking up space (his room) that could be rented out- to make money

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She wants to get married and he is just in the way

Question 10

How would you describe the cleaning woman’s responses to Gregor when she first comes into the house?

Accepted Answer

she accepts him

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she is terrified of him

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she is disgusted by him

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she feels pity for him

Question 11

What does Grete say that makes Gregor want to die?

Accepted Answer

that they can't be happy with him around

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that she was going to run away from home

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that he should go back to work as a bug

Question 12

Who discovers Gregor’s body?

Accepted Answer

the cleaning woman

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Grete

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Mrs Samsa

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Mr Samsa

Question 13

Why does Mr. Samsa order the three lodgers out of the house?

Accepted Answer

because they look at Gregor's dead body without compassion

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because they insult his wife

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because they do not pay their rent and make too many demands on him

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because they are too loud

Question 14

What do the Samsas plan to do the day of Gregor’s death?

Accepted Answer

take a vacation in the country

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mourn and bury Gregor's body

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go to work just as usual

Question 15

In what sense is The Metamorphosis an “optimistic” story?

Accepted Answer

It is a happy, hopeful, renewing time for the family now that Gregor has passed on

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You, the reader, are left without fear of being a bug

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Gregor was optimistic about being a bug

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