Frankenstein Reading Check #4 - Chapters 11-17
Authored by Ashley Cooper
English
9th - 12th Grade
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This quiz assesses students' comprehension of Mary Shelley's *Frankenstein*, specifically chapters 11-17, making it appropriate for high school English classes at the 9th through 12th grade levels. The questions focus on critical plot developments including the creature's education and socialization through observing the DeLacey family, his first encounter with Victor after William's murder, and his demand for a female companion. Students must demonstrate literal comprehension of key narrative elements such as character motivations, plot sequence, and cause-and-effect relationships. The quiz requires students to understand the shift in narrative perspective as the creature becomes the narrator, his moral development through observation and reading, and the psychological transformation from innocent curiosity to bitter vengeance. Students need strong reading comprehension skills, the ability to track multiple character relationships, and understanding of how the creature's rejection by society shapes his increasingly violent actions. Created by Ashley Cooper, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This reading comprehension quiz serves as an effective formative assessment tool to ensure students are keeping pace with assigned reading and grasping essential plot points before deeper literary analysis begins. Teachers can use this as a warm-up activity to gauge class understanding, assign it as homework to reinforce accountability for independent reading, or implement it as a quick review before discussions about the novel's themes of isolation, revenge, and social rejection. The quiz works particularly well for checking comprehension before students engage in more complex analytical tasks such as character analysis essays or thematic discussions. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, as students must cite textual evidence and analyze how complex characters develop throughout the narrative.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why did the monster kill William?
because William said he was a Frankenstein
he was being too loud
William called the monster names
because the creature hated children
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Where did Frankenstein meet his creature?
They met in Inglostadt.
They met in Geneva.
They met at the summit of Montanvert.
They met on the bridge of Pelissier.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.W.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What did the creature want first from Frankenstein?
He wanted money and food.
He wanted Frankenstein to listen to the account of his life so far.
He wanted to go back to the university and study with Frankenstein.
He wanted a place to live.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
How did the creature learn to speak and to read?
A young child befriended him and taught him.
He sat outside the local school house and listened.
He observed and listened to the cottagers.
Frankenstein had programmed his brain to know how immediately.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why did the creature seize the small boy, William Frankenstein?
He wanted to hold the boy ransom to get money
He wanted to educate him to become a companion
He wanted the boy's food
He thought the boy was in danger and was protecting him.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
How does the creature help the DeLacey family?
Brings them food
Fights off intruders
Brings them firewood
Carries water for them
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the narrator of Chapters 11 to 16?
Victor
the creature
Elizabeth
Alphonse
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