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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Victor claim was the first disaster of his life?
(a) Elizabeth’s bout with scarlet fever.
(b) Henry’s bout with the measles.
(c) William's death.
(d) His father's death.

2. Growing up, what did Victor desire to learn above all else?
(a) Politics of various states.
(b) The law.
(c) Languages and science.
(d) The secrets of heaven and earth.

3. How long did Victor spend at school without a single visit home because of his devotion to his studies?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

4. Which of the following did Victor claim to have discovered through his laboratory work?
(a) The system by which air circulates within the body.
(b) The ability to animate lifeless matter.
(c) The action of the human heart.
(d) The way in which the brain functions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Victor use to describe his creature in the first moments of its life?

2. How many days after being exposed to illness did Caroline become ill in Chapter 3?

3. Where does Victor meet Henry Clerval?

4. How does Robert Walton come to meet Victor Frankenstein?

5. What religious beliefs caused Justine’s mother to call her daughter back home?

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