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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. From where is Robert Walton writing his first letter in Opening Letters?

2. Who is Ernest?

3. What was Victor’s family was doing on the night William disappeared?

4. Who was M. Krempe?

5. Where does the creature take Victor at the end of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the creature’s threats against Victor in Scotland. Why does the creature threaten Victor? How does Victor interpret these threats? Does the creature follow through on his threats? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss two important relationships in the novel and their impact on the motivations and actions of each of the characters involved.

a. Victor has a close relationship with his mother at the beginning of the novel. What impact does Caroline Frankenstein have on her son’s growth and maturity? How does Caroline’s actions within the community impact her son’s morality? How does Caroline’s decision to take in two orphaned girls impact her biological children? How does Caroline’s death affect Victor’s s future and actions?

b. Discuss the relationship between Victor and Henry Clerval. How did they meet? How does their childhood friendship affect them in adulthood? Why doesn’t Victor tell Henry the truth about the creature? How does Henry’s death impact Victor, both as a friend and as the accused killer? Why was Henry killed?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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