Frankenstein Letters 1-4 Quiz

Who is the author of Frankenstein?

• Robert Walton

• Mary Shelley

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• Percy Shelley

What style of novel is Frankenstein?

• Romantic

• Sentimental

• Historical

• Epistolary

Who is the narrator at the beginning of the story (the writer of the letters)?

• Robert Walton

• Mary Shelley

• Victor Frankenstein

• Victor Hugo

What is Robert Walton searching for?

• Gold

• Oil

• The North Pole

• Whales

Why did Robert Walton want to become an adventurer?

• He was poor and wanted money

• He was in trouble and needed to leave the country

• He read books about explorers as a child, and it was his lifelong dream

• He didn't want to explore; he was kidnapped and taken on an exploration

In his letters to his sister, what does Walton say that he longs for, but he doesn't think he'll find on his journey?

• The North Pole

• A polar bear

• A friend

• Money and fame

Where does Robert meet the stranger?

• He was stranded on a large piece of ice, and they rescued him

• He was looking for work in Archangel and joined their crew

• He stowed away on their ship in secret but was discovered

• They met on a whaling ship while Robert was preparing for his journey

How does Robert feel about the stranger?

• He didn't trust him

• He hated him, and he wanted to kill him

• He liked him, and he hoped they could become friends

• He doesn't really care about him because he's too busy

Why was the stranger in the Arctic?

• He was an explorer like Walton

• He had been kidnapped and stranded in the Arctic

• He was pursuing the giant man the crew had seen before

• The reader is never told why the stranger is in the Arctic

What other profession does Robert Walton consider, apart from becoming an explorer?

• Politician

• Poet

• Professor

• Priest