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Debates about the appearance of this work’s protagonist often center on the meaning of the word “Ungeziefer”(“oon-get-SEE-fer”). The corpse of one character in this story is discovered by a cleaning woman who earlier threatened to hit that character with a chair. The main character of this story covers a portrait of a woman in furs to (10[1])prevent his mother from taking it out of his room. In (10[1])this story, the father of the protagonist throws an apple that lodges in his back, while the only member of (10[1])his family to care for him is his sister, the violin-playing Grete (“GREH-tuh”). For 10 points, name (10[1])this story by Franz Kafka about (10[1])Gregor Samsa, a textile salesman who wakes up transformed into a giant insect. ■END■

ANSWER: “The Metamorphosis” [or “Die Verwandlung”]
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Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore AMaryland5410
Ivy Chen (DII)PrincetonSwarthmore B6510
Nat KuNYU BUniversity of Delaware B8510
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia AColumbia B10110
Udbhav Bodapati (DII)University of Delaware ARowan10710

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