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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. At the time of William’s death, how long had Victor been away from his family home?

2. Where did Victor’s parents spent the first days of their marriage?

3. In what month does Victor finally find success at his experiment?

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

5. How does Victor respond when he sees his creature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Robert Walton decide to write down Victor’s story for his sister?

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

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

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

6. When Victor recovers from his illness and visits the school to make introductions, how does he feel about his familiar classrooms and his beloved philosophy studies?

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

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

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

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

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

Who is Robert Walton? What is the significance of his letters? To whom is he writing? What is he writing about? How does he know Victor? What is the significance of his meeting with the creature?

Essay Topic 3

What is the historical significance of this novel? In what ways does Shelley evoke a historical setting through her writing? How has this novel influenced modern writers? In what other ways has the story withstood the test of time?

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