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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some wandering beggars leave behind that the creature found while wandering alone after his awakening?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Fire.
(c) Tools.
(d) Food.

2. How did Victor’s father respond to Victor’s lack of response to family letters?
(a) With a visit to the school.
(b) With attempts at guilt.
(c) With a greater curiosity in his daily occupations.
(d) With anger and disapproval.

3. Why did Justine’s mother treat her badly, as reported by Elizabeth in Chapter 6?
(a) She was lazy.
(b) She was adopted and therefore not as important to the mother as her biological children.
(c) Her mother did not like her.
(d) She was a difficult, undisciplined child.

4. How long before William’s death did Elizabeth place a locket around his neck?
(a) One month.
(b) An hour.
(c) A year.
(d) A few days.

5. To whom is Robert Walton writing letters in the Opening Letters?
(a) His father.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mode of travel does Victor chose when beginning his journey in Chapter 9?

2. Which of the following began Victor’s fascination with lightning and electricity?

3. Who eventually found William’s murdered body?

4. Where did Robert Walton hire the ship and crew for his trip?

5. What science, aside from philosophy, became Victor’s sole occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What influenced Victor to begin reading philosophy as a teen?

2. Which of the novel’s main themes does Robert Walton introduce in his letters to his sister?

3. Why does Victor’s father pursue his old family friend? How does this situation end?

4. Who confesses to William’s murder? What significant discovery is made about this confession?

5. Where does Caroline first meet Elizabeth? Why does Caroline offer to take the child in?

6. What does the creature remember of the first few hours of his life?

7. Why has the creature sought out Victor in Chapter 10?

8. Where is the creature when Victor takes his friend back to his rooms in Chapter 5? How does Victor feel about this?

9. What does Robert Walton claim the crew of his ship saw the day before picking up Victor? What is unusual about this sighting?

10. Aside from the first few moments with Victor, what was the creature’s first experience with humans?

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