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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious beliefs caused Justine’s mother to call her daughter back home?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Roman Catholic.
(d) Protestant.

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

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

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

5. To where did the creature flee when he first left Frankenstein’s rooms after his awakening?
(a) An abandoned cottage.
(b) A nearby hospital.
(c) The Chamounix Valley.
(d) The forest outside Ingolstadt.

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

7. At the time of William’s death, how long had Victor been away from his family home?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Six years.

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

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

10. Who is Dante?
(a) A friend of Victor's.
(b) The writer of the Divine Comedy.
(c) The artist of The Mona Lisa.
(d) A scientist.

11. What was the first of his five senses the creature became aware of upon his awakening?
(a) Touch.
(b) Sound.
(c) Smell.
(d) Sight.

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

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

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

15. What delays Robert Walton’s trip to the North Pole?
(a) Willing ship’s captains.
(b) A lack of money.
(c) Weather.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. After William’s death, how long does Victor remain in Lausanne to calm his tumultuous emotions?

2. How does Justine die?

3. In what month does Victor finally find success at his experiment?

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

5. Why did Justine’s mother treat her badly, as reported by Elizabeth in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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