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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. Why did the creature seize William Frankenstein’s throat?

2. What does the creature promise he will do when Victor gives him a companion?

3. What city reminds Victor of Chamounix?

4. How long was the DeLacey family held in jail before their trial?

5. What stories of “gentle and domestic manners” did the creature find fascinating?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the creature think he might have a good chance of winning the affection of the cottagers if he approaches the father first?

2. Why does Victor travel to England in Chapter 18? Who travels with him?

3. What does Victor see at the beginning of Chapter 20 that frightens him and determines him not to finish creating the creature’s companion?

4. What happened the first time the creature came into a village full of people?

5. How does Victor explain his appearance on an ice flow in the middle of the Artic Sea?

6. Why does Victor send Elizabeth to their room alone on their wedding night?

7. When the creature came to live in a hovel attached to a cottage, what did he do with his days and nights?

8. Why does Victor’s father encourage him to set a date for his wedding to Elizabeth?

9. Why were the cottagers exiled to Germany?

10. What does the creature find in the clothing he took from Frankenstein that alerts him to the way in which he came to life? How does this make him feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss two of the major themes of the novel.

a. Loneliness is an important theme in the creature’s life. Why does the creature feel lonely? What does the creature blame his loneliness on? Are his assertions reasonable or is the creature making excuses? What other characters feel loneliness? How does loneliness impact the actions of these lonely characters? How do the characters compare or contrast in their loneliness?

b. Nature versus nurture is another theme in the novel. Define each term and explain how they relate to the creature’s existence. How might Victor’s involvement in the creature’s life, or a sense of nurture, affected the novel’s events? What might these two characters have learned from one another through a nurturing relationship? Explain.

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

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?

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