Vocabulary
Something that foreshadows a future event
Harbinger
Come have a look, it’s gone and croaked—just lying there, dead as a doornail!
The Charwoman
When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of ______ ________.
monstrous insect
This is what Gregor’s father hurls at him which ends up lodged in his flesh.
Apple
This hard, armorlike shell takes the place of an internal backbone.
Carapace
Exposure to or imminence of loss or injury
I speak here in the name of your parents as well as your employer and in all seriousness must ask you for a clear and immediate explanation.
The General Manager
Gregor now learned, and learned quite well... that despite all their misfortunes, a small _____ _____—really only a tiny one—still remained to them from before.
nest egg
This is Gregor’s most prized possession.
Magazine cut-out of the fur-clad woman
In the world, (1.5 thousand, 1.5 million, 1.5 billion, or 1.5 trillion) species of bugs have been named.
What is 1.5 billion?
Insulting or abusive language
Invective
Gregor has broken out.
Grete
Hey, over here, you old ____ ______!
dung beetle
Gregor’s father often falls asleep wearing this.
His porter's livery
While gathering food, a bee may fly up to (600 feet, 6 miles, 60 miles, 600 miles) per day.
60 miles
So small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention
Negligible
Well, now we can thank God.
Herr Samsa
If he _____ us… then it might be possible to come to an agreement with him.
understood
This can be said to symbolize the growing distance and distrust between Gregor and his family.
Gregor's locked bedroom door
This bug species can carry up to 50 times its own weight.
Ants
Giving too much attention to the small details, wanting everything to be perfect
Fastidious
Where’s breakfast?
The Lodgers
She clasped her hands at the back of her father’s head and pleaded with him to spare ____ ____.
Gregor's life
Grete needs her mother’s help to move this out of Gregor’s room.
Gregor's wardrobe
One out of every ____ animals on earth is a beetle. (number)
Four