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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Justine die?
(a) She is killed in a freak electric storm.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) She is executed.
(d) The creature murdered her.

2. What science, aside from philosophy, became Victor’s sole occupation?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Earth science.
(d) Biology.

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

4. Why did Victor’s parents often visit the homes of the poor?
(a) They had benevolent spirits.
(b) They liked to look down on the less fortunate.
(c) They hoped to find new servants.
(d) They were searching for Caroline’s long lost brother.

5. What does Victor say in the final pages of Chapter 3 decided his future for him?
(a) His visit with M. Waldman, a professor who becomes Victor’s mentor.
(b) His decision to quickly complete school so that he might return home to marry Elizabeth.
(c) His decision to leave University before classes began.
(d) His visit with a professor who encourages him to change his major to mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eye does Victor’s creature have?

2. By what name does Victor refer to his creature when he catches sight of it in a lightning storm?

3. After Justine’s death, how much time passes before Victor takes a trip to improve his mood?

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

5. Who speaks up passionately for Justine in court?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the creature sought out Victor in Chapter 10?

2. Aside from the first few moments with Victor, what was the creature’s first experience with humans?

3. Who finds Victor after he flees his rooms? Why is this person concerned about Victor?

4. What does Victor see when he views the place where his brother’s body was found?

5. Why does Victor rush his journey home at the beginning of Chapter 7? What changes to cause him to delay his trip for a few days?

6. Where does Caroline first meet Elizabeth? Why does Caroline offer to take the child in?

7. What does Robert Walton claim the crew of his ship saw the day before picking up Victor? What is unusual about this sighting?

8. What is thought to be the motive for William’s murder? Why?

9. Why is Robert Walton in Russia, and what does he plan to do there?

10. Why does Victor fall into a depression in Chapter 9?

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