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

2. What name does Victor call Elizabeth by?

3. Does Victor believe Justine is guilty of her crime?

4. Who promises to try to save Justine from her punishment?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Victor fall into a depression in Chapter 9?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. What influenced Victor to begin reading philosophy as a teen?

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

10. Why is Caroline warned against nursing Elizabeth as she suffers scarlet fever?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Victor’s initial reaction to his creature. What causes Victor’s reaction after the creature is animated? What did Victor expect? What does Victor write in his journal about this initial sight that later infuriates the creature?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of loneliness. Why does the creature blame his malicious and murderous actions on loneliness? What does the creature think will cure his loneliness? What other ways might the creature have found to alleviate his loneliness? What is the creature realize is the cause of his loneliness?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the creature’s motivations in killing William Frankenstein. How does the creature come to meet William? Why does he try to kidnap him? What causes the creature to kill William? What does he do afterward? What does this tell the reader about his character?

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