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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the creature take refuge after being forced out of the village?
(a) A dilapidated barn.
(b) An abandoned hovel.
(c) The forest.
(d) The shepherd’s cottage.

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

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

4. Where does Victor meet Henry Clerval?
(a) Outside his rooms.
(b) At an inn where the diligences and carriages stop.
(c) On the road to Geneva.
(d) At his school.

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

6. What color eye does Victor’s creature have?
(a) Gold.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

7. How does the creature respond to Victor’s reaction to seeing him?
(a) With anger.
(b) With homicidal intent.
(c) With understanding.
(d) With sympathetic tears.

8. After William’s death, how long does Victor remain in Lausanne to calm his tumultuous emotions?
(a) One week.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Four days.

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

10. To what does Victor say his friend, Henry, reintroduced him in the weeks after his illness?
(a) The skill of attending social affairs, such as balls and parties.
(b) The joys of fiction reading.
(c) The joys of nature.
(d) The skill of flirting with beautiful girls.

11. How does Victor respond when he sees his creature?
(a) He is pleased to see him.
(b) He fleas the area.
(c) He begs forgiveness.
(d) He orders him away.

12. What aspect of the recent events weighs most heavily on Elizabeth?
(a) The injustice of Justine’s death.
(b) William's tragic murder.
(c) The idea that someone she trusted could commit such a horrific crime.
(d) The fear that William's killer might return.

13. After William’s death, where was the locket found?
(a) In a stranger's hotel room.
(b) In Justine's pocket.
(c) In William’s dresser drawer.
(d) At the sight of his murder.

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

15. What is excommunication?
(a) The inability to speak to one’s friends or family members.
(b) Being forced out of one’s home and moved into another.
(c) A form of execution in which a prisoner is starved to death in a locked, isolated cell.
(d) A religious censure that keeps a Catholic from receiving absolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Victor to laugh uncontrollably as he welcomes Henry into his rooms?

2. Who is Ernest?

3. Who was Beaufort?

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

5. What verdict is handed down at Justine’s trial?

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