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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. About how old was Henry at the time of his death?

2. At the end of Chapter 12, what did the creature dream about in regards to the cottagers?

3. Why does Victor’s father think that Victor avoids social situations?

4. Why does Victor say he will not create a second creature?

5. How long do Henry and Victor remain in London?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Victor’s rescue ship forced to turn south? How does Victor react to this decision?

3. Who does Victor see in his honeymoon suite when he returns after searching for his wife’s killer?

4. Why does the creature attempt to kidnap William in Chapter 16?

5. Why does Victor leave his travel companion in Scotland to take a small cottage on a remote island?

6. How does Victor feel about the companion creature he is creating?

7. How does the creature respond when he learns that the cottagers plan to move because of their encounter with him?

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

9. Why has the creature come to grieve his creator? What does the creature plan to do now that Victor is dead?

10. What happened to Safie’s traveling companion when they were just a short distance from the cottagers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Elizabeth Lavenza. How did she come to live with the Frankensteins? What role does she play in the family? Why does she feel responsible for William Frankenstein’s murder? Why does she try to help William’s accused killer? Why does Elizabeth come to the conclusion that Victor is in love with someone else? How do these combined influences affect her actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Victor’s relationship with Elizabeth Lavenza. What is the nature of this relationship? Why does Caroline want her son to marry Elizabeth one day? How does Victor feel about this? How does this relationship influence Victor’s actions throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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