Frankenstein Chapter 1-8
Authored by Bhavana Gupta
English
12th Grade
13 Questions
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses students' comprehension of the opening chapters of Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein*, covering fundamental plot points, character relationships, and thematic elements from chapters 1-8. Designed for 12th-grade students, the questions require knowledge of key characters like Victor Frankenstein, Robert Walton, Henry Clerval, and Justine, as well as understanding of crucial plot developments including Victor's scientific obsessions, the creation of the creature, William's murder, and Justine's trial. Students must demonstrate recall of specific details about setting, character motivations, and narrative structure while also grasping Victor's emotional transformation from scientific excitement to horror upon bringing his creature to life. The quiz balances factual recall with deeper comprehension questions that explore Victor's psychological journey and the novel's central themes of scientific responsibility and moral consequences. Created by Bhavana Gupta, an English teacher in the United States who teaches grade 12. This comprehension quiz effectively supports instruction by providing teachers with a reliable tool to assess student understanding of essential plot elements and character development in the novel's exposition. The quiz works excellently as a formative assessment after students complete the assigned reading, allowing teachers to identify comprehension gaps before progressing to more complex analytical discussions about Gothic literature themes and Romantic era concerns. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before class discussions, assign it as homework to encourage careful reading, or use it for review before major assessments. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 for citing textual evidence and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3 for analyzing character development and plot progression.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of Frankenstein ?
Mary Shelly
Mary O'Donnell
Mary Weiss
Mary Jones
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is the explorer who rescues Victor at the beginning of the novel?
Robert Walton
Alfred Lloyd Tennison
Henry Clerval
James Madison
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where do Victor Frankenstein and his family live?
Rome, Italy
Würzburg, Germany
Geneva, Switzerland
Marseille, France
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How does Victor Frankenstein's mother die?
Tuberculosis
Heart Disease
The Plague
Scarlet Fever
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is Victor Frankenstein's close childhood friend?
Henry Higgins
Byron Andrews
Henry Clerval
Robert Walton
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What field of study does Victor Frankenstein become fascinated with at around 13 or 14?
Alchemy / Natural Philosophy
Geology
Biology/Anatomy
Theology/Biblical Studies
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who nurses Victor back to health when he falls sick with fever right after creating the monster?
Henry Clerval
Elizabeth Lavenza
Mary Shelly
The creature/monster
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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