FRANKENSTEIN - LETTERS - CHAPTER 5

Who is the author of Frankenstein?

• Mary Shelley
• Bram Stoker
• Stephen King
• Edgar Allen Poe

What is the full title of the the book Frankenstein? 

• Frankenstein:  The Origin of Good and Evil
• Frankenstein: How Paradise was Lost
• Frankenstein: His life and times
• Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus

In what year was Frankenstein first published?

• 1918
• 1381
• 1831
• 1818

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The forward & author’s introduction reveal that the novel was written as a result of

• a publisher's deadline
• the birth of a child
• a marital dispute 
• a writing contest

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Which quote from Robert Walton’s first letter most embodies its main point.

• “And now, dear Margaret, do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?”
• “Six years have passed since I resolved on my present undertaking.”
• “I shall depart for the latter town in a fortnight or three weeks.”
• “This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia.”

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What words are best describe Robert Walton as he is depicted in the letters?

• Clownish, Opinionated, Troubled, Forgetful, Crafty
• Ambitious, Arrogant, Entitled, Dreamer, Innocent, Lonely
• Honest, Loyal, Trustworthy, Intelligent, Skeptical
• Bright, Gracious, Sarcastic, Worrier, Unhappy

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In Letter Four, Walton meets a man named

• Vlad
• Victor
• Vince
• None of the above

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How do Elizabeth Lavenza and Victor Frankenstein meet in the revised (1831) version of the text?

• They never actually meet.
• She is his first cousin.
• She is a friend of the family.
• She is adopted by his mother.

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What does Victor’s mother Caroline hope will happen to Elizabeth and Victor?

• They will redeem the family name.
• They will travel around the world.
• They will fall in love and be married.
• They will make a scientific discovery.

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What subject influences Victor as a teenager?

• Natural philosophy
• Religious doctrine
• Foreign languages
• Romantic poetry

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