Question

A woman from this family insists that her son stays in most evenings, variously looking at train timetables or using his fretsaw, when (20[1])confronted by his employer. (20[4])One member of this family (20[1])eats a hardened white (20[2])sauce with (20[1])cheese and partly rotted vegetables. (20[4])At the end of the work (20[1])in which they appear, three members of this family consider moving into a smaller apartment (20[2]0[1])as they ride (0[1])in a (*) tram. (10[3])After his (10[3])son chases him (10[1])round a room, (10[2])the patriarch of this family throws apples at him until one (10[2])lodges (10[2])in his back. (10[5])A member of this family (10[1])called (10[1])Grete ("GRAY-tuh") cares for another member of this family who turns into a "monstrous vermin." For 10 points, Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis features what family, which includes Gregor? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Samsa family [or the Samsas; accept Gregor Samsa or Grete Samsa or Mr. Samsa or Mrs. Samsa]
<Literature - European Literature - Short Fiction>
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2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y38100%42%0%66.18