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

2. To what does Victor say his friend, Henry, reintroduced him in the weeks after his illness?

3. What did Victor’s father say when he saw Victor reading philosophy?

4. Upon arrival, why is Victor unable to enter his hometown?

5. What does Victor dream about in the hours after he first animates his creature?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Caroline first meet Elizabeth? Why does Caroline offer to take the child in?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Elizabeth Lavenza. How did she come to live with the Frankensteins? What role does she play in the family? Why does she feel responsible for William Frankenstein’s murder? Why does she try to help William’s accused killer? Why does Elizabeth come to the conclusion that Victor is in love with someone else? How do these combined influences affect her actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss two of the major themes of the novel.

a. Loneliness is an important theme in the creature’s life. Why does the creature feel lonely? What does the creature blame his loneliness on? Are his assertions reasonable or is the creature making excuses? What other characters feel loneliness? How does loneliness impact the actions of these lonely characters? How do the characters compare or contrast in their loneliness?

b. Nature versus nurture is another theme in the novel. Define each term and explain how they relate to the creature’s existence. How might Victor’s involvement in the creature’s life, or a sense of nurture, affected the novel’s events? What might these two characters have learned from one another through a nurturing relationship? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Victor’s relationship with Elizabeth Lavenza. What is the nature of this relationship? Why does Caroline want her son to marry Elizabeth one day? How does Victor feel about this? How does this relationship influence Victor’s actions throughout the novel?

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