9. In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The Europeans, who would
someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a
very determined and brave group of settlers.
someone.

A daunting task is one that would

a. tickle
b. amuse
c. lose or misplace
d. frighten or intimidate

i would believe it would be b., the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experience

the correct answer is: reveal gregor as an untidy individual.

in metamorphosis by franz kafka, gregor samsa is the main character, who one day wakes up as a bug, and the attitude he takes upon his transformation forces him to go deeper on his existence and the new features of his body.

in this excerpt the writer mentions a table full of collection textile samples, which gives us a hint about gregor being messy. later on the book we discover how he is a really untidy individual.