Quiz on Kafka's "Metamorphosis"     				Dr. Robinson 

1.  Define "metamorphosis."  What is this word generally used to 
    refer to?

2.  What does Gregor Samsa do for a living?
   
3.  What is the response of Gregor's employer when Gregor 
    doesn't show up for work the morning of his transformation? 

4.  Describe Gregor's family / household:  who are they, 
    what have they been doing prior to the story?

5.  What work of art decorates Gregor's room?

6.  What injury signals the beginning of Gregor's demise?

7.  What is the reaction of the lodgers to their first sight of 
    Gregor?  What do they threaten to do?

8.  How does Gregor's father immediately reassert his authority 
    in the household after his son is found dead? 

9.  What, in general, is the effect of Gregor's death on his 
    family?  How do they react?  
                                                                     
10.  What does the family plan to do about the charwoman?