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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Growing up, what did Victor desire to learn above all else?
(a) The secrets of heaven and earth.
(b) The law.
(c) Politics of various states.
(d) Languages and science.

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

3. What scarce necessity drove the creature to approach a shepherd’s dwelling after fleeing Frankenstein’s rooms?
(a) Food.
(b) Heat.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Medicine.

4. What was the first of his five senses the creature became aware of upon his awakening?
(a) Touch.
(b) Sound.
(c) Sight.
(d) Smell.

5. Who was the first philosopher Victor ever read?
(a) Paracelsus.
(b) John Locke.
(c) Albertus Magnus.
(d) Cornelius Agrippa.

6. After his mother’s death, what was one of the reasons why Victor delayed his departure to university?
(a) The plan his mother's funeral.
(b) To console family members.
(c) To help his father settle the estate.
(d) To help Elizabeth through her grief.

7. How many days after being exposed to illness did Caroline become ill in Chapter 3?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Three days.
(d) A month.

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

9. To whom is Robert Walton writing letters in the Opening Letters?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

10. Who speaks up passionately for Justine in court?
(a) Ernest.
(b) Elizabth.
(c) Victor.
(d) Alphonse.

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

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

13. Which of the following did Victor claim to have discovered through his laboratory work?
(a) The way in which the brain functions.
(b) The ability to animate lifeless matter.
(c) The system by which air circulates within the body.
(d) The action of the human heart.

14. What delays Robert Walton’s trip to the North Pole?
(a) Willing ship’s captains.
(b) Weather.
(c) Illness.
(d) A lack of money.

15. What mountain range stands above the Chamounix Valley?
(a) Maritime Alps.
(b) Gran Paradiso.
(c) Vanoise.
(d) Mont Blanc.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first tries to cheer Victor out of his depression in Chapter 9?

2. What is the profession of Henry Clerval’s father?

3. What mode of travel does Victor chose when beginning his journey in Chapter 9?

4. What does Victor say in the final pages of Chapter 3 decided his future for him?

5. How long did Victor spend at school without a single visit home because of his devotion to his studies?

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