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

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