When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect. He was lying on his back—which was hard, like a carapace. . . His many legs, pitifully thin compared to the rest of him, waved helplessly before his eye...
When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself
transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect. He was lying on
his back—which was hard, like a carapace. . . His many legs, pitifully thin compared to
the rest of him, waved helplessly before his eyes. 'What in the world happened to me?'
he thought. It was no dream" correct answers Franz Kafka "The Metamorphosis"
Work like this is far more unsettling than business conducted at home, and then I have
the agony of traveling itself to contend worrying about train connections, the irregular,
unpalatable meals, and human intercourse that is constantly changing . . .but drew it
back again at once, for the touch sent cold shivers rippling through him." correct
answers Franz Kafka "The Metamorphosis"
Herr Samsa,' the general manager now called out, raising his voice. 'What has come
over you? You barricade yourself in your own room, you reply to queries only with yes
and no, you cause your parents onerous, unnecessary worries, and you are neglecting
let me permit myself to note—your professional responsibilities in a truly unprecedented
manner . . . To be sure, the boss did suggest payments recently entrusted to your care
—and truthfully, I all but gave him my honor that this explanation could not be correct."
correct answers Franz Kafka "The Metamorphosis"
But he remained hidden from the view as the door swung toward him, even after it was
wide open. To be seen, he had to work his way slowly around on of the wings of the
double door, a delicate operation if he wanted to avoid plopping down awkwardly on his
back before he'd even entered the room. He was still occupied with this difficult
maneuver and had no leisure to attend to anything else . . ., and wept until his mighty
chest shook." correct answers Franz Kafka "The Metamorphosis"
In the living room, as Gregor saw through the crack, the gas had been lit, but while
usually at this hour his family liked to read aloud from the afternoon paper to Gregor's
mother and sometimes his sister as well in a dramatic voice, now there was no sound to
be heard . . . So as not to get lost in such contemplations, Gregor set himself in motion,
crawling back and forth across the room." correct answers Franz Kafka "The
Metamorphosis"
On this very evening—Gregor couldn't remember having heard the violin once in all this
time—the sound of it was heard coming from the kitchen. The lodgers had already
finished their evening meal, the one in the middle had pulled out a newspaper, giving
each of the others a page, and now the three of them were reading, leaning back in
their chairs smoking. . . , and since she left the chair where he had happened to place it,
she sat off to one side in a corner." correct answers Franz Kafka "The Metamorphosis
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