25. (MC) Read the following passage and answer the question that follows
from Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
(a)one morning9, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lited his head a lite he
coud see his bromn bely, slghtiy domed and dvided by arches into stif sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover ik and seemed ready to stide off any moment. His many legs, pltifully thin
compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked.
(2)"What's happened to me he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familar walls. A collection of textile samples lay
ead ut on the table Samsa was a traveling salesnman - and above iR there hung a plcture that he had recently cut out of an lilustrated magazine and housed in a nice, glded frame. It showed a
lady fitted out with a fur hat anii fur b0a who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer.
(3)Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel guite sad, "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all
ht, but that was sonmething he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw
e must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he
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began to feel a mild, dull palin there that he had never felt before.
What does the description of Gregor's apartment and occupation tell you about this character? (5 points)
O He is
O He is ordinary.
OHe is playful,
O He is powerful.
vealthy.