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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. Where do Victor and Elizabeth plan to spend their honeymoon?

2. What, besides Safie’s arrival, changed for the cottagers in Chapter 15?

3. What chore did the creature do for the cottagers in the hopes of winning them over?

4. Who did the creature say he was when he knocked on Mr. DeLacey’s door?

5. Where was the murdered body of Henry Clarvel found?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Agatha and Safie respond to the creature when they find him speaking with Mr. DeLacey?

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

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

6. What changes in the lives of the cottagers in Chapter 13?

7. Why did Safie come in search of Felix, as described in Chapter 14?

8. What does the creature ask Victor to give to him in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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?

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