Round 11: Tossup 3

In this story, a character buys a uniform after getting a job at a bank and quickly wears it down by never taking it off. (10[1])This story ends as (10[1])a couple internally resolve to find a husband for their daughter during a tram ride (10[1])to the country. The protagonist of this story protects a photograph of a woman wearing a fur hat and muff while his mother and sister move (-5[1])the furniture out of his room. This novella’s (10[1])protagonist is pelted with apples by his father, (10[1])which eventually causes his death after (10[1])his (10[1])sister Grete (“GRAY-tuh”) locks him in a room. For 10 points, name this Franz Kafka novella about Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a cockroach. ■END■

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