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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After William’s death, how long does Victor remain in Lausanne to calm his tumultuous emotions?
(a) One week.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two days.
(d) One day.

2. Growing up, what did Henry desire to learn above all else?
(a) The law and codes of government.
(b) Language and science.
(c) The secrets of heaven and earth.
(d) The moral relations of things.

3. What does the creature want from Victor?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Money.
(c) A place to live.
(d) A new face.

4. Why is Justine on trial at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) She is accused of killing William.
(b) She took money from the local merchant.
(c) She is accused of killing her mother.
(d) She stole from the Frankenstein family.

5. Why does Victor feel uncomfortable when M. Waldman boasts about his achievements in school?
(a) Because he has not been to school in months due to illness.
(b) He is modest.
(c) Because he is embarrassed that he didn’t tell Henry of his achievements himself.
(d) Because he is ashamed of the creature he created.

6. What is excommunication?
(a) Being forced out of one’s home and moved into another.
(b) A religious censure that keeps a Catholic from receiving absolution.
(c) A form of execution in which a prisoner is starved to death in a locked, isolated cell.
(d) The inability to speak to one’s friends or family members.

7. What does Victor claim was the first disaster of his life?
(a) William's death.
(b) His father's death.
(c) Elizabeth’s bout with scarlet fever.
(d) Henry’s bout with the measles.

8. What mode of travel does Victor chose when beginning his journey in Chapter 9?
(a) Carraige.
(b) Sled.
(c) Cart.
(d) Horseback.

9. To what does Victor compare his creature when he wakes to find the creature watching him?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A butchered cow.
(c) A long dead animal.
(d) A mummy.

10. What did some wandering beggars leave behind that the creature found while wandering alone after his awakening?
(a) Fire.
(b) Tools.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

11. To where did the creature flee when he first left Frankenstein’s rooms after his awakening?
(a) The forest outside Ingolstadt.
(b) The Chamounix Valley.
(c) An abandoned cottage.
(d) A nearby hospital.

12. How did Victor’s father respond to Victor’s lack of response to family letters?
(a) With attempts at guilt.
(b) With a greater curiosity in his daily occupations.
(c) With a visit to the school.
(d) With anger and disapproval.

13. What does Victor tell Robert Walton that he feels a slave of?
(a) His passions.
(b) His wife.
(c) His profession.
(d) His creature.

14. What is the profession of Henry Clerval’s father?
(a) A public servant.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A master.
(d) An artist.

15. What word does Victor use to describe his creature in the first moments of its life?
(a) Horrendous.
(b) Fantstical.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Catastrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon arrival, why is Victor unable to enter his hometown?

2. Does Victor believe Justine is guilty of her crime?

3. What science, aside from philosophy, became Victor’s sole occupation?

4. Why did Victor’s parents often visit the homes of the poor?

5. In Chapter 8, who does Victor blame for all that has befallen his family in recent days?

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