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 a couple internally resolve to find a husband for their daughter during a tram (10[1])ride to the country. The protagonist of this story protects a photograph of a woman wearing a fur hat and muff while (10[1])his mother and sister (10[1])move (10[1])the furniture out of his room. (10[1])This novella’s protagonist is pelted with apples by his father, (10[2])which (10[1])eventually causes his death after his sister (10[1])Grete (“GRAY-tuh”) locks him in a room. (10[2])For 10 points, name this Franz Kafka novella about Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a cockroach. ■END■

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