Meta English quiz

Gregor Samsa was a:

traveling salesman

Gregor seems to be most attached to which object in his room?

a framed clipping from a magazine

How is Gregor transformed into an insect?

it is never stated

Gregor's absence from work looks suspicious because

he has never been out sick from work

When Gregor doesn't come to work, he gets a visit from

his chief clerk

Gregor is unable to communicate with his family and the clerk because

his voice is no longer human

Gregor decides that he has to stop the chief clerk from leaving because

if the chief clerk leaves before he is calmed down, it will jeopardize Gregor's career

Gregor does not at any point consider that he is experiencing

a drastic change in his physical appearance

What did Gregor's father normally do at breakfast?

read newspapers for hours

At the end of Part 1, Gregor's father

picks up a stick to drive Gregor back to his room

Gregor's sister does *not* do the this at any time after his metamorphosis:

tell him about recent events

Gregor does *not* make this sacrifice for his family:

tolerate his sister's scurrying through his room to open the window every time she enters

Grete does *not*:

cover Gregor with a sheet so that she won't have to see him

After Gregor's metamorphosis, the cook:

begs to be dismissed

This does not contribute to Gregor's isolation:

His lack of opportunity to look out the window

After his metamorphosis, Gregor decides that he should lie low because:

he doesn't want to inconvenience his family

Gregor learns that his family has a good amount of money saved from:

both his father's collapsed business and wahtever they did not spend of Gregor's salary

Before his metamorphosis, Gregor only really felt close to:

his sister

Gregor recalls that on Christmas, he was planning to:

announce that he would pay for his sister to play at the conservatory

In the second chapter, Gregor's father does *not*:

develop a toleration of Gregor

The father's messenger uniform symbolizes:

The demeaning state to which he and the family have sunk

Why does Gregor's family begin to isolate him less?

Because his father feels sorry that he has severely injured him

Who also goes through a metamorphosis in the story other than Gregor?

Grete

Grete and her mother attempt to make Gregor's father:

Sleep in a bed rather than the armchair

Why can't the family move out of their apartment despite the fact they can no longer afford it?

Because they are paralyzed by hopelessness

Gregor becomes upset with his family because:

They are not feeding him well or making sure his room is clean

What makes Gregor ill?

The wound on his back becomes infected

The climax of the plot occurs when

Gregor's entrance upsets the boarders, and they announce that they are leaving

Gregor's death appears to result from:

The apple stuck in his back & his loss of interest in living after his sister wishes he were dead

The story ends

on an optimistic note for the family