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

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

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

4. What color eye does Victor’s creature have?

5. What mode of travel does Victor chose when beginning his journey in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Victor treat the creature when it approaches him in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the novel set? What impact does the setting have on your interpretation of the plot and its conflicts? How does the setting influence the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Victor’s second creature. Why does Victor create a second creature? How does he feel about this creation? Why does he destroy the second creature when it is near complete? What does this decision tell the reader about Victor as a creator?

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