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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Felix?
2. Where did the creature find a stack of books and clothing?
3. What does the creature promise he will do when Victor gives him a companion?
4. What does the creature tell Robert Walton he desired the most from life?
5. What does Victor think of when he looks at his creature’s face?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who or what does the creature say he initially blamed for his unhappiness? What does the creature finally realize is the true cause of his unhappiness?
2. Why does Victor travel to England in Chapter 18? Who travels with him?
3. Why does the creature think he might have a good chance of winning the affection of the cottagers if he approaches the father first?
4. In Chapter 20, what threat does the creature make against Victor?
5. Why were the cottagers exiled to Germany?
6. What caused the creature to begin to wonder about his own origins?
7. What fear remains with Victor as his wedding day draws closer?
8. How does Victor feel about the companion creature he is creating?
9. What barrier is there initially between the new arrival and the cottagers?
10. Why has the creature come to grieve his creator? What does the creature plan to do now that Victor is dead?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Victor Frankenstein’s character motivations. Why does Shelley describe Victor’s childhood in such detail at the beginning of the book? How does this history inform his motivation? What impact does this knowledge have on the reader’s understanding of Victor’s motivations in creating his creature?
Essay Topic 2
What is the point of view of this novel? Who is the narrator? How is the novel structured? How does the structure impact your comprehension of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the creature’s motivations in killing William Frankenstein. How does the creature come to meet William? Why does he try to kidnap him? What causes the creature to kill William? What does he do afterward? What does this tell the reader about his character?
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