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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. Upon arrival, why is Victor unable to enter his hometown?
2. Where did Victor’s parents spent the first days of their marriage?
3. What scarce necessity drove the creature to approach a shepherd’s dwelling after fleeing Frankenstein’s rooms?
4. Who was Beaufort?
5. Where is Victor in Chapter 10 when the creature approaches him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Aside from the first few moments with Victor, what was the creature’s first experience with humans?
2. How does Victor treat the creature when it approaches him in Chapter 10?
3. What influenced Victor to begin reading philosophy as a teen?
4. Where was Victor Frankenstein found? What reason does he give for being there?
5. Why is Robert Walton in Russia, and what does he plan to do there?
6. Where is the creature when Victor takes his friend back to his rooms in Chapter 5? How does Victor feel about this?
7. What does Robert Walton claim the crew of his ship saw the day before picking up Victor? What is unusual about this sighting?
8. Why does Victor’s father pursue his old family friend? How does this situation end?
9. Who finds Victor after he flees his rooms? Why is this person concerned about Victor?
10. What is thought to be the motive for William’s murder? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the creature’s threats against Victor in Scotland. Why does the creature threaten Victor? How does Victor interpret these threats? Does the creature follow through on his threats? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
What is the historical significance of this novel? In what ways does Shelley evoke a historical setting through her writing? How has this novel influenced modern writers? In what other ways has the story withstood the test of time?
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