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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the creature think of the first village he ever set eyes on?
(a) He was intimidated by the domestic animals.
(b) The architecture of the huts confused him.
(c) The number of people frightened him.
(d) He found the village admirable.

2. In what month does Victor finally find success at his experiment?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) December.

3. To what does Victor say his friend, Henry, reintroduced him in the weeks after his illness?
(a) The joys of fiction reading.
(b) The skill of flirting with beautiful girls.
(c) The skill of attending social affairs, such as balls and parties.
(d) The joys of nature.

4. Who eventually found William’s murdered body?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Justine.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) Vistor's father.

5. What did Victor’s father say when he saw Victor reading philosophy?
(a) That he was proud of him.
(b) That philosophy would prepare Victor for the future.
(c) That Victor was wasting his time.
(d) That he would never understand what Victor was reading.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Robert Walton hire the ship and crew for his trip?

3. How does the creature respond to Victor’s reaction to seeing him?

4. What is excommunication?

5. Where does Victor meet Henry Clerval?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Robert Walton in Russia, and what does he plan to do there?

2. Where is the creature when Victor takes his friend back to his rooms in Chapter 5? How does Victor feel about this?

3. Where was Victor Frankenstein found? What reason does he give for being there?

4. Why does Victor rush his journey home at the beginning of Chapter 7? What changes to cause him to delay his trip for a few days?

5. Who confesses to William’s murder? What significant discovery is made about this confession?

6. Aside from the first few moments with Victor, what was the creature’s first experience with humans?

7. Who finds Victor after he flees his rooms? Why is this person concerned about Victor?

8. Why does Victor decide to take a trip to the Chamounix Valley?

9. Which of the novel’s main themes does Robert Walton introduce in his letters to his sister?

10. How does Victor treat the creature when it approaches him in Chapter 10?

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