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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. Where did Victor’s parents spent the first days of their marriage?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) England.

2. What is the cause of Victor’s fever on the night Henry arrives?
(a) Nerves.
(b) The plague.
(c) A simple cold.
(d) Scarlet fever.

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

4. What is the profession of Henry Clerval’s father?
(a) An artist.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A master.
(d) A public servant.

5. What does Victor claim was the first disaster of his life?
(a) His father's death.
(b) Elizabeth’s bout with scarlet fever.
(c) Henry’s bout with the measles.
(d) William's death.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Dante?

4. To what does Victor compare his creature when he wakes to find the creature watching him?

5. In Chapter 8, who does Victor blame for all that has befallen his family in recent days?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What aspect of the creature did Victor forget to take into consideration while planning and executing his project?

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

4. Why does Victor’s father pursue his old family friend? How does this situation end?

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

6. How does Victor treat the creature when it approaches him in Chapter 10?

7. Who confesses to William’s murder? What significant discovery is made about this confession?

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

9. Who sends Victor a letter in Chapter 6 that soothes him from his exhaustion and obsession?

10. 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?

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