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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. Why did Justine’s mother treat her badly, as reported by Elizabeth in Chapter 6?
(a) She was a difficult, undisciplined child.
(b) She was adopted and therefore not as important to the mother as her biological children.
(c) Her mother did not like her.
(d) She was lazy.

2. From where is Robert Walton writing his first letter in Opening Letters?
(a) Russia.
(b) New York.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Ingolstadt.

3. 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.

4. Growing up, what did Henry desire to learn above all else?
(a) The moral relations of things.
(b) The secrets of heaven and earth.
(c) The law and codes of government.
(d) Language and science.

5. Upon arrival, why is Victor unable to enter his hometown?
(a) The family wants to wait to meet him in the morning.
(b) He is afraid to speak with his family.
(c) He wants to speak with the magistrate first.
(d) The gates are locked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Henry Clerval’s father?

2. Where does the creature take Victor at the end of Chapter 10?

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

4. Why does Victor feel uncomfortable when M. Waldman boasts about his achievements in school?

5. What scarce necessity drove the creature to approach a shepherd’s dwelling after fleeing Frankenstein’s rooms?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Caroline present Elizabeth to young Victor in Chapter 1? How does Victor respond?

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

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

5. Where was Victor Frankenstein found? What reason does he give for being there?

6. When Victor recovers from his illness and visits the school to make introductions, how does he feel about his familiar classrooms and his beloved philosophy studies?

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

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

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

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

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