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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. What was Victor’s family was doing on the night William disappeared?
(a) Taking a walk.
(b) Visiting relatives.
(c) Preparing for a trip abroad.
(d) Working in the fields.

2. What mode of travel does Victor chose when beginning his journey in Chapter 9?
(a) Carraige.
(b) Cart.
(c) Sled.
(d) Horseback.

3. Which of the following began Victor’s fascination with lightning and electricity?
(a) Albert Einstein’s scientific breakthroughs.
(b) A storm that destroys the family home.
(c) An electric storm that destroys a nearby tree.
(d) Benjamin Franklin’s scientific experiments.

4. What name does Victor call Elizabeth by?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Niece.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Sister.

5. What subject did Henry’s father tell him repeatedly he could make good money without knowing?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after his parents’ marriage was Victor born?

3. Which of the following did Victor claim to have discovered through his laboratory work?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Robert Walton pleased when Victor Frankenstein is brought aboard ship?

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

3. What does the creature remember of the first few hours of his life?

4. Why does Robert Walton decide to write down Victor’s story for his sister?

5. Which of the novel’s main themes does Robert Walton introduce in his letters to his sister?

6. Who encourages Victor to continue in his study of philosophy? To what does this lead?

7. Where is the creature when Victor takes his friend back to his rooms in Chapter 5? How does Victor feel about this?

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

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

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

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