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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. This story ends as a couple internally resolve to find a husband for their daughter during a (10[1])tram (10[1])ride to the country. (10[1])The protagonist of this story (10[1])protects a photograph of a woman wearing a fur hat (10[1])and muff while his mother and sister move the furniture out of his room. This novella’s protagonist is pelted with apples (10[1])by his father, which eventually causes his death (10[1])after his sister Grete (“GRAY-tuh”) locks him in a room. For (10[1])10 points, name this Franz Kafka novella (10[1])about Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a cockroach. ■END■

ANSWER: The Metamorphosis [or Die Verwandlung]
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