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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. Before her death, how does Justine spend her final moment with Elizabeth?

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

3. What does Victor tell Robert Walton that he feels a slave of?

4. How did Victor’s father respond to Victor’s lack of response to family letters?

5. What causes Victor to laugh uncontrollably as he welcomes Henry into his rooms?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Acquiring knowledge is an important element of the plot of this novel. Discuss two aspects of this theme.

a. Victor discovers philosophy as a young man. Why does Victor choose philosophy as his major theme of study? What philosophers does Victor study? What is the academic reaction to Victor’s studies? How does Victor’s study of philosophy affect his science?

b. When the creature leaves Victor, he finds himself in a world he knows nothing about with a body he is unsure how to use. How does the creature learn to care for his needs? What does the creature discover about himself and his place in society? What academic knowledge does the creature gain after leaving Victor? How? How does this knowledge change the creature’s view of the world?

Essay Topic 2

What is the point of view of this novel? Who is the narrator? How is the novel structured? How does the structure impact your comprehension of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Justine arrested? Is she guilty or innocent of her accused crime? Why doesn’t Victor stand up for Justine in court? Why doesn’t the judge overturn her conviction when he learns that Justine was tortured into confessing? Why is her execution significant?

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