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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Robert Walton come to meet Victor Frankenstein?
(a) Walton and his ship’s crew rescue Victor from an ice flow.
(b) They were childhood companions.
(c) Walton is Elizabeth's long lost brother.
(d) They went to school together.

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

3. What was Victor’s family was doing on the night William disappeared?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Working in the fields.
(c) Visiting relatives.
(d) Preparing for a trip abroad.

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

5. After Justine’s death, how much time passes before Victor takes a trip to improve his mood?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

6. Who eventually found William’s murdered body?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) Justine.
(d) Vistor's father.

7. What sight helps Victor recover from his fever at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Spring blossoming outside his window.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) A picture of Elizabeth.
(d) A letter from his father.

8. Upon arrival, why is Victor unable to enter his hometown?
(a) The gates are locked.
(b) He is afraid to speak with his family.
(c) The family wants to wait to meet him in the morning.
(d) He wants to speak with the magistrate first.

9. To what does Victor compare his creature when he wakes to find the creature watching him?
(a) A butchered cow.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A long dead animal.

10. What word does Victor use to describe his creature in the first moments of its life?
(a) Catastrophe.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Horrendous.
(d) Fantstical.

11. From where is Robert Walton writing his first letter in Opening Letters?
(a) New York.
(b) Geneva.
(c) Russia.
(d) Ingolstadt.

12. Which of the following began Victor’s fascination with lightning and electricity?
(a) An electric storm that destroys a nearby tree.
(b) A storm that destroys the family home.
(c) Benjamin Franklin’s scientific experiments.
(d) Albert Einstein’s scientific breakthroughs.

13. Where did Robert Walton hire the ship and crew for his trip?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Archangel.
(c) Dubai.
(d) St. Petersburg.

14. Does Victor believe Justine is guilty of her crime?
(a) No – she had nothing to do with it.
(b) Yes - she is the true criminal.
(c) He does not believe her capable of the crime, but wonders if she might have offered assistance to the true criminal.
(d) He is keeping an open mind until all the evidence is presented.

15. By what name does Victor refer to his creature when he catches sight of it in a lightning storm?
(a) Demon.
(b) Troll.
(c) Beast.
(d) Ogre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Victor Frankenstein born?

2. Why is Justine on trial at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What subject did Henry’s father tell him repeatedly he could make good money without knowing?

4. Growing up, what did Victor desire to learn above all else?

5. While at university, what did Victor wish to do with his scientific discoveries?

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