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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. In which book did the creature learn about founders of ancient republics?

2. Of what does the letter Victor receives in Chapter 22 remind him?

3. During his journey, why was the creature shot?

4. Who is Mr. Kirwin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What barrier is there initially between the new arrival and the cottagers?

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

4. What caused the creature to begin to wonder about his own origins?

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

6. Who or what does the creature say he initially blamed for his unhappiness? What does the creature finally realize is the true cause of his unhappiness?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss two important relationships in the novel and their impact on the motivations and actions of each of the characters involved.

a. Victor has a close relationship with his mother at the beginning of the novel. What impact does Caroline Frankenstein have on her son’s growth and maturity? How does Caroline’s actions within the community impact her son’s morality? How does Caroline’s decision to take in two orphaned girls impact her biological children? How does Caroline’s death affect Victor’s s future and actions?

b. Discuss the relationship between Victor and Henry Clerval. How did they meet? How does their childhood friendship affect them in adulthood? Why doesn’t Victor tell Henry the truth about the creature? How does Henry’s death impact Victor, both as a friend and as the accused killer? Why was Henry killed?

Essay Topic 3

Acquiring knowledge is an important element of the plot of this novel. Discuss two aspects of this theme.

a. Victor discovers philosophy as a young man. Why does Victor choose philosophy as his major theme of study? What philosophers does Victor study? What is the academic reaction to Victor’s studies? How does Victor’s study of philosophy affect his science?

b. When the creature leaves Victor, he finds himself in a world he knows nothing about with a body he is unsure how to use. How does the creature learn to care for his needs? What does the creature discover about himself and his place in society? What academic knowledge does the creature gain after leaving Victor? How? How does this knowledge change the creature’s view of the world?

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