Question 1

1. In “The Metamorphosis,” how does Gregor first react when he discovers that he has become an insect?

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c. He determines to continue with his normal work and family relationships.

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a. He is shocked and terrified and calls on his family for help.

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d. He is relieved that he will no longer have to work as a traveling salesman

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b. He refuses to leave his room or to talk to anyone about his problem.

Question 2

2. In “The Metamorphosis,” what is the most important reason in Gregor’s mind for holding onto his job as a traveling salesman?

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b. He feels responsible for the financial support of his family.

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a. He enjoys his job and is well liked and respected at work.

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

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c. He believes that he is just imagining that he is an insect.

Question 3

3. Which of the following sentences most accurately describes Grete’s attitude toward her brother, Gregor, in “The Metamorphosis”?

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a. She is sympathetic and caring at first, but as her life gets more difficult, she blames him for the family’s problems.

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b. She cares for him at first just to please her mother and father, but her dislike for him grows each day.

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c. She feels genuine affection for him and never gives up on him, regardless of his bad behavior.

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

Question 4

4. How do the family members in “The Metamorphosis” justify their decision to get rid of the insect?

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b. They convince themselves that the insect is not Gregor.

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c. They are afraid that the insect will try to kill them.

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a. They believe that if they do so, Gregor will return.

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d. They can no longer afford to feed the insect.

Question 5

5. Which of the following people would be most likely to act listlessly? Base your answer on the meaning of listlessly.

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d. people who are overworked and exhausted

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b. people who are committing a serious crime

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a. people who are reporting a shocking event

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c. people who are unsure of their sense of balance

Question 6

6. Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of amelioration? Base your answer on the meaning of amelioration.

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c. a cold drink of water for a thirsty person

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a. a blow to the head of a falling person

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d. a change of scenery for a confused person

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b. a look in the mirror by an angry person

Question 7

7. What is the most likely meaning of asphyxiation in the following sentence?

"When Donald choked on a piece of apple, he almost died of asphyxiation."

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b. an inability to breathe

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a. a clot in a blood vessel

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c. food poisoning

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d. heart disease

Question 8

8. In the opening scene of “The Metamorphosis,” what do Gregor’s thoughts and long speeches reveal most clearly about his personality?

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c. He is indecisive and tends to overthink his actions.

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

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d. He is proud of his job and very successful at it.

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b. He is careful and methodical about everything he does.

Question 9

9. Part A: In “The Metamorphosis,” as his life as an insect continues, Gregor begins to lose interest in living. Which of these events most directly leads to Gregor’s giving up on life?

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d. Grete protests that his presence is making the family’s life intolerable, and he sees he must go.

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a. Gregor discovers that other people cannot understand his speech.

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b. His angry father treats him like a menace and throws apples at him.

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c. His parents treat the lodgers with more concern than they have for Gregor, though he is their son.

Question 10

9. Part B: Which quotation from “The Metamorphosis” best supports the answer to Part A?

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d. He remembered his family with deep feeling and love. In this business, his own thought that he had to disappear was, if possible, even more decisive than his sister’s.

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c. He was filled with sheer anger over the wretched care he was getting....Without thinking any more about how one might be able to give Gregor special pleasure, the sister now kicked some food or other very quickly into his room.

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a. All right, people did not understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him. ... But at least people now thought that things were not all right with him and were prepared to help him. member of the family, something one should not treat as an enemy.

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b. Gregor’s serious wound ... (since no one ventured to remove the apple), seemed by itself to have reminded the father that ... Gregor was a

Question 11

10. Part A: In “The Metamorphosis,” how do Gregor’s parents and sister react to the family’s loss of Gregor’s earnings?

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

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

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

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a. They are relieved at the thought that they no longer have to be in debt to Gregor.

Question 12

10. Part B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

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a. Bent far over, the mother sewed fine undergarments for a fashion shop. The sister, who had taken on a job as a salesgirl, in the evening studied stenography and French, so as perhaps later to obtain a better position.

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d. “We must try to get rid of it,” the sister now said decisively to the father, for the mother, in her coughing fit, wasn’t listening to anything. “It is killing you both. I see it coming. When people work as hard as we all do, they cannot also tolerate this endless torment at home. I just can’t go on any more.”

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b. ... the main thing holding the family back from a change in living quarters was far more their complete hopelessness and the idea that they had been struck by a misfortune like no one else in their entire circle of relatives and acquaintances.

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c. In any case, no one paid [Gregor] any attention. The family was all caught up in the violin playing.

Question 13

11.  What is the primary theme of "The Metamorphosis"?

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b) Alienation

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c) Love

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a) Freedom

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d) War

Question 14

12.  What is Gregor Samsa's occupation before his transformation?

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a) Salesman

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d) Lawyer

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b) Teacher

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c) Factory worker

Question 15

13.  Which item in Gregor's room does he feel most attached to after his transformation?

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b) A photograph of a woman in fur

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d) His bookshelf

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c) His desk

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a) His bed

Question 16

14.  How does Gregor's family react to his transformation initially?

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c) They are horrified and reject him

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b) They are curious and fascinated

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a) They are supportive and understanding

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d) They seek medical help immediately

Question 17

15.  What does the apple that Gregor's father throws at him symbolize?

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b) Sin and punishment

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c) Knowledge

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a) Redemption

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d) Love

Question 18

16.  Who ultimately decides to get rid of Gregor?

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c) His sister, Grete

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b) His father

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a) His mother

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d) The cleaning lady

Question 19

17.  What is the significance of Gregor’s transformation into an insect?

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b) It symbolizes the dehumanizing aspects of modern life.

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d) It illustrates Gregor's secret desires.

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a) It represents a punishment for his sins.

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c) It shows the power of magic in the real world.

Question 20

18. How does Gregor feel about his job as a traveling salesman?

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c) He despises it but feels obligated to continue.

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d) He is proud of it and enjoys the travel.

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b) He is indifferent to it.

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a) He loves it and finds it fulfilling.

Question 21

19. What does the picture in Gregor's room symbolize?

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a) His lost humanity and aspirations

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b) His love for his family

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d) His fear of change

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c) His desire for wealth

Question 22

20.  What role does Grete play in the story?

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a) She is the one who cares for Gregor initially.

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c) She never acknowledges Gregor's existence.

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b) She betrays Gregor from the start.

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d) She is completely indifferent to Gregor's fate.

Question 23

21. How does Kafka use the setting to enhance the themes of the story?

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b) By depicting a bleak and claustrophobic environment.

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c) By setting the story in a magical forest.

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a) By describing a lavish and luxurious home.

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d) By using a futuristic cityscape.

Question 24

22.  What does Gregor's gradual physical deterioration represent?

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c) His increasing isolation and loss of hope.

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a) His growing power and strength.

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d) His rebellion against his family.

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b) His acceptance of his new identity.

Question 25

23.  Which of the following best describes Gregor's relationship with his father?

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b) Distant and hostile

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d) Indifferent and neutral

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a) Warm and affectionate

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c) Respectful and cooperative

Question 26

24.  What is the outcome for the Samsa family at the end of the story?

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b) They move to a new apartment with hope for the future.

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a) They are devastated and broken.

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c) They remain stuck in their old ways.

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d) They fall into despair and give up on life.

Question 27

26.  Where was Franz Kafka born?

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b) Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

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a) Vienna, Austria

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c) Berlin, Germany

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d) Zurich, Switzerland

Question 28

25.  When was Franz Kafka born?

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a) July 3, 1883

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c) May 3, 1883

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d) April 3, 1883

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b) June 3, 1883

Question 29

27. What field did Kafka earn his degree in?

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c) Law

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d) Medicine

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a) Literature

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b) Philosophy

Question 30

28.   What term best describes the style of writing in which situations are bizarre, anxiety filled, and absurd?

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b) Kafkaesque

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a) science fiction

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d) true crime

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c) thriller

Question 31

29.  What was Kafka's job after completing his degree?

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b) Insurance officer

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c) Newspaper editor

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d) Librarian

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a) University professor

Question 32

30.  Which illness forced Kafka to retire from his job?

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a) Tuberculosis

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d) Pneumonia

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c) Diabetes

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b) Influenza

Question 33

31.  In which story does the protagonist wake up transformed into an insect?

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d) The Metamorphosis

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c) The Trial

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a) The Castle

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b) In the Penal Colony

Question 34

32.  What significant influence did Kafka’s father have on his life and work?

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b) Overwhelming despotic power and oppression

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c) Financial support for Kafka's studies

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a) Encouragement and support for writing

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d) Inspiration for Kafka's romantic writings

Question 35

33.  What personal experience of Kafka is often linked to the themes of alienation in "The Metamorphosis"?

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a) His strained relationship with his father

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c) His career struggles

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b) His financial difficulties

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d) His romantic relationships

Question 36

34.  Which aspect of Kafka's health is reflected in Gregor Samsa’s transformation and decline in "The Metamorphosis"?

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a) His battle with tuberculosis

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b) His struggle with anxiety

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c) His chronic fatigue

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d) His bouts of depression

Question 37

35.  How does Kafka's work environment influence the setting and themes of "The Metamorphosis"?

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b) His financial struggles are mirrored in Gregor's role as the family breadwinner

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c) His isolation at work influenced the depiction of Gregor’s isolation

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d) His positive work environment contrasts with Gregor’s negative experiences

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a) The bureaucratic nature of his job inspired the story's depiction of monotonous work

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