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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Justine on trial at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) She is accused of killing William.
(b) She is accused of killing her mother.
(c) She took money from the local merchant.
(d) She stole from the Frankenstein family.

2. Where was Victor Frankenstein born?
(a) Naples.
(b) Belize.
(c) Ingolstadt.
(d) Paris.

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

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

5. What causes Victor to laugh uncontrollably as he welcomes Henry into his rooms?
(a) The absence of the creature.
(b) Relief that he remembered to clean his dirty laundry.
(c) A moment of mental confusion.
(d) Joy at seeing his friend.

6. Who first tries to cheer Victor out of his depression in Chapter 9?
(a) Justine.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Henry.
(d) Alphonse.

7. While at university, what did Victor wish to do with his scientific discoveries?
(a) Rid the world of illness.
(b) Return life to the dead.
(c) Become rich and famous.
(d) Create a super race of soldiers.

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

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

10. What does Victor spend the first few days doing when he arrives in the Chamounix Valley?
(a) Touring museums.
(b) Walking in nature.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Visiting friends.

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

12. What mountain range stands above the Chamounix Valley?
(a) Gran Paradiso.
(b) Mont Blanc.
(c) Vanoise.
(d) Maritime Alps.

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

14. 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) His father's death.
(d) William's death.

15. What does the creature want from Victor?
(a) A new face.
(b) Money.
(c) A place to live.
(d) Compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, the Frankenstein retire to their house in what city?

2. Where did the creature take refuge after being forced out of the village?

3. Who promises to try to save Justine from her punishment?

4. What did Victor’s father say when he saw Victor reading philosophy?

5. What does Victor say in the final pages of Chapter 3 decided his future for him?

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