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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What verdict is handed down at Justine’s trial?

3. What does Victor claim was the first disaster of his life?

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

5. What did some wandering beggars leave behind that the creature found while wandering alone after his awakening?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Shelley express the theme of loneliness throughout the novel? Choose two scenes that express the theme and describe them here. What message is Shelley sending about the effects of loneliness through the character of the creature? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Elizabeth Lavenza’s murder. Why is Elizabeth murdered? How is she murdered? How does Victor react to Elizabeth’s murder? What comparisons can be found in Elizabeth’s murder and Victor’s destruction of his second creature?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the creature and Victor. Victor says in the beginning that he made the creature in his own image. What does he mean by this? How are they alike? How are they different? Why does Victor abandon his creation? What does this say about Victor’s relationship with himself? Why does the creature continuously seek out his creator only to torture him?

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