Question 1

The first letters included in the novel are written by...

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An explorer on a ship.

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Dr. Frankenstein.

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Dr. Frankenstein’s sister, Elizabeth.

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A detective investigating murders.

Question 2

At the beginning of the book, Dr. Frankenstein and his monster are traveling by...

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Sledge (a type of sled).

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Steam train.

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Surrey (a horse-drawn carriage).

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Sloop (a sailing ship).

Question 3

Dr. Frankenstein decides to tell his story because he wants...

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Walton to think about consequences.

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Trick Question! He never tells.

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The world to learn from his experiments.

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To confess his sins and be forgiven.

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The authorities to solve the murders.

Question 4

Young Victor’s childhood is best described as...

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Rich and happy.

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Privileged but lonely.

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Cruel and harsh.

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Poor but happy.

Question 5

Young Victor is different from other kids as he is especially interested in...

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Science.

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Evil spirits and demons.

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Death.

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Romance / falling in love.

Question 6

What role does Elizabeth play in the Frankenstein family?

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She is the model of goodness.

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She is the adventurer who is always getting into trouble.

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She is the taskmaster who drives the others to succeed.

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She is treated like a lowly servant.

Question 7

Victor’s views and attitude are greatly changed when he...

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Investigates a lightning strike.

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Watches a public execution.

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Nearly drowns.

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Loses his sister to illness.

Question 8

Dr. Frankenstein reveals that the secret to bringing the dead to life is...

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Trick question! He keeps the secret.

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Magnetism (magnets).

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Stealing life from living beings.

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Electricity.

Question 9

What is Dr. Frankenstein’s initial (first) reaction to the creature?

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He is horrified and feels instant regret.

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He pities it and wants to help it.

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He feels joy in his accomplishment.

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He is optimistic that the creature will learn to be human.

Question 10

How does Dr. Frankenstein dispose of his creature?

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He allows it to wander away on its own.

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He buries it alive in a deep grave.

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He leaves it in an insane asylum.

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He leaves it to drown in the river.

Question 11

How does Clerval react when Victor tells him about creating the monster?

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Trick question! Victor never tells him.

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He is angered and calls Victor a “vile fiend.”

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He forgives Victor and tries to help.

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He does not believe the story and thinks Victor is insane.

Question 12

Dr. Frankenstein realizes that the creature has superpowers when the creature...

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Climbs a cliff.

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Crushes the trunk of a tree.

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Stays under water for an impossible amount of time.

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Runs faster than the train.

Question 13

Who is accused of murdering of William (Victor’s brother)?

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Justine Moritz

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Victor Frankenstein

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Elizabeth Lavenza

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Henry Clerval

Question 14

To what does Victor turn during his times of guilt and despair?

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Being in nature

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Painting art and writing poetry

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Spending time with his father

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Drinking alcohol and gambling

Question 15

When Victor meets his creation for the third time, they are...

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On a glacier in the mountains.

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In a busy inn (restaurant).

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On a train.

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In a prison.

Question 16

The speech of the creature is best described as...

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Thoughtful and learned.

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Simple-minded but honest.

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Trick question! He cannot speak.

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Impassive (unfeeling) and cold.

Question 17

The first days of the creature’s life are spent...

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In a forest.

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In the basement of a large building.

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In an abandoned church.

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In jail.

Question 18

How does the first human (besides the doctor) that the creature meets react?

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He freaks out and runs away.

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He is angered and attacks the creature.

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He pities the creature and brings him clothing.

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He ignores him and walks on.

Question 19

What gift does the creature bring to the family in the cottage?

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Firewood.

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A sack of stolen food.

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A dead sheep.

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The body of their dead daughter.

Question 20

At this point in the creature’s story (the end of Ch. 12), the creature is...

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Innocent and optimistic.

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Angry and hate filled.

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Overwhelmed by guilt and regret.

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Terrified and bewildered.

Question 21

How does the creature learn language?

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He spies on language lessons.

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Dr. Frankenstein and Clerval decide to teach him.

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He starts to remember words from his previous life.

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The blind woman teaches him.

Question 22

What name does the creature take?

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Trick question! He takes no name.

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Adam

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Lucifer

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Prometheus

Question 23

The De Lacey family loses their wealth and status because...

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Felix commits a crime.

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Trick question! They are wealthy and powerful.

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The father makes bad investments.

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Agatha has ruined the family name with an affair.

Question 24

How does the creature discover the truth about his origins and his creator?

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He finds the doctor’s journal.

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Clerval tells him the story.

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He returns to the laboratory and thinks about the clues.

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Dr. Frankenstein tells all.

Question 25

What is the creature’s plan for introducing himself to the De Laceys?

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Meet the old man when he is alone

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Befriend the child first

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Pretend to be an injured traveler on the road

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Talk to them only from the darkness

Question 26

The creature will never see the De Lacey family again because...

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They have fled from him.

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They have been arrested by the authorities.

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He has killed them all.

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He runs away and feels too guilty to face them.

Question 27

The creature is shot after he...

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Rescues a drowning child.

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Is found sleeping in a barn.

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Steals bread from a bakery.

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Burns down the church.

Question 28

Who proposes that Dr. Frankenstein create a mate for the creature?

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The creature

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Elizabeth Lavenza

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Dr. Frankenstein

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Dr. Frankenstein’s father

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Henry Clerval

Question 29

Victor’s father proposes that Victor ______________ to bring an end to the misery.

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Marry Elizabeth

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Confess to the crimes

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Kill the monster

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Create a mate for the monster

Question 30

By the end of this reading, Dr. Frankenstein is focused only on...

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Killing the monster.

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Proving that the creature is the murderer.

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Creating a mate for his monster.

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Escaping with his family to another country.

Question 31

The Doctor’s attempt to create a second creature are ruined when...

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The doctor destroys his own work.

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The police arrest him.

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The monster burns down the lab.

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She refuses to live.

Question 32

What threat does the creature issue to Dr. Frankenstein?

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“I shall be with you on your wedding-night.”

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“You, too, will be fatherless.”

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“Mankind will loathe you.”

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“If I am first to reach Geneva, nothing will await you.”

Question 33

What is the correct order of the creature’s victims in this reading?

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Clerval, Elizabeth, Dr. Frankenstein

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Elizabeth, Clerval, the ship captain

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William, the ship captain, Elizabeth

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Victor’s father, William, Clerval

Question 34

To whom does Dr. Frankenstein first relate the whole story?

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A law enforcement official

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Elizabeth Lavenza

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His father

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A priest

Question 35

Why does Dr. Frankenstein lure the monster to the Arctic?

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Trick question! The monster leads.

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He thinks the cold will kill it.

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He wants to get the monster away from all people.

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He thinks he can kill him in the open space.

Question 36

How does the ship captain know that there really is a monster?

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He meets the monster.

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He reads the details of the murders.

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The authorities find its body.

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Trick question! It could all be an insane fantasy.

Question 37

Why is the Arctic voyage temporarily halted?

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The ship is trapped by ice.

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The crew is terrified by the monster and refuses to work.

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Almost everyone on the ship is ill.

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They must wait for the storm to pass.

Question 38

Why is the Arctic voyage permanently cancelled?

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The crew refuses to go on.

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The captain must flee the monster.

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The captain hopes to save the Doctor’s life.

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Trick question! They continue.

Question 39

How does Dr. Frankenstein die?

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He dies of illness on the ship.

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He commits suicide (shooting).

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The creature strangles him.

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He freezes to death on the ice.

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Trick question! He does not die.

Question 40

At the very end of the novel, Frankenstein’s monster is...

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Going to kill himself.

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Learning how to be human.

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Going to kill Frankenstein’s father.

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Dead and buried.

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