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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 sight helps Victor recover from his fever at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) A letter from his father.
(b) Spring blossoming outside his window.
(c) A picture of his mother.
(d) A picture of Elizabeth.

2. While at university, what did Victor wish to do with his scientific discoveries?
(a) Create a super race of soldiers.
(b) Rid the world of illness.
(c) Return life to the dead.
(d) Become rich and famous.

3. After his mother’s death, what was one of the reasons why Victor delayed his departure to university?
(a) To help his father settle the estate.
(b) The plan his mother's funeral.
(c) To console family members.
(d) To help Elizabeth through her grief.

4. How does Robert Walton come to meet Victor Frankenstein?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) Walton and his ship’s crew rescue Victor from an ice flow.
(c) Walton is Elizabeth's long lost brother.
(d) They were childhood companions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Growing up, what did Victor desire to learn above all else?

2. What religious beliefs caused Justine’s mother to call her daughter back home?

3. What was the first of his five senses the creature became aware of upon his awakening?

4. What does the creature want from Victor?

5. Who is Ernest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Victor decide to take a trip to the Chamounix Valley?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Victor flee his rooms in Chapter 5?

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

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