Frankenstein Test Review (updated 2025)
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12th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively assesses students' understanding of Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein* at the 12th grade level, focusing on advanced literary analysis skills essential for college preparation. The questions require students to demonstrate mastery of multiple complex concepts including narrative structure (epistolary and frame narrative techniques), literary movements (Romanticism and Gothic literature), character analysis and motivation, thematic interpretation, and textual evidence analysis. Students must understand sophisticated literary devices such as hyperbole, symbolism, and mood, while also connecting the novel's themes to broader contexts including the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition and the consequences of social isolation. The quiz demands close reading skills as students analyze specific quotations, character relationships, and plot details, while also requiring higher-order thinking to interpret authorial intent, particularly Shelley's goal of inspiring sympathy for the creature and her warnings about the misuse of knowledge. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 12th grade English literature. The assessment serves as an excellent comprehensive review tool before a major test, allowing students to identify knowledge gaps and reinforce their understanding of key literary elements, character development, and thematic significance. Teachers can effectively use this quiz for formative assessment during the unit, as a homework assignment to encourage independent review, or as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before class discussions. The varied question formats, from plot comprehension to literary analysis, make it valuable for differentiated instruction and help students practice the critical thinking skills they need for AP Literature exams and college-level coursework. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, supporting students' ability to cite textual evidence, analyze themes, evaluate character development, and examine narrative structure in complex literary works.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
An epistolary narrative involves
Questions based on the bible
A fictional narrative
A narrative based on letters
A gothic setting
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How is Justine Moritz part of the 'Frankenstein' narrative?
She is a servant to the Frankenstein family
She is essentially adopted by the family
She is framed for the murder of William
All of the above
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CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"William is dead!" Who is William?
The official name of the Creature
Victor Frankenstein's brother
Elizabeth Lavanza's child
A servant of the Frankenstein household.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Following William's death, Victor Frankenstein found solace and peace...
in his studies
by marrying Elizabeth
returning to St Petersburg
visiting the lake and nature
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Frankenstein meets his creature during...
a thunderstorm
William's funeral
his return to his laboratory
catching a train to Ingolstadt
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Elizabeth is characterised as being...
'...too full of the milk of human kindness."
"... the answer to my prayers for salvation."
" (having)... a loveliness surpassing the beauty of her childish years."
"... an innocent flower subjected to the storms of war."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The following is an example of Shelley's use of hyperbole:
"A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty.."
"The mountains soared like Kilamanjaro rising like Olympus above the Seregenti."
"Justine was always engaging and exquisitely beautiful."
Shelley does not use hyperbole in her writing.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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