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

Back to tossups

Buzzes

Summary