Frankenstein review

___1. Walton’s crew rescues a man he refers to as a “stranger.” What reason does the “stranger” give for traveling so far?  

• “To seek one who fled from me.”  

• “To make a name for myself in a nameless place.” 

• “To escape my prison.”  

• “To answer the call of duty. "

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___2. The stranger (we now know as Victor Frankenstein) explains his family history. What best describes Victor’s upbringing?  

• His parents temporarily gave him up for adoption but regretted their decision and took him back.  

• his parents were very affectionate towards him.

• His parents abandoned him when he was six years old.  

• His parents could be mentally and physically abusive.

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___3. Why is Henry Clerval an important character? 

• He was created out of body parts from corpses. 

• He is a professor who profoundly influenced Victor.  

• He is recording Victor’s story to report to the Swiss police.

• He is Victor’s best friend 

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___4. Why did Victor initially want to find the “elixir of life”?  

• He wanted to bring his mother back to life. 

• He wanted to gain fame and fortune by extending the king’s youth.  

• He wanted to create other beings exactly like himself. 

• He wanted to banish disease from the human body. 

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___ 5. Where did Victor gather the materials for the experiments that he used to create the creature?  

• . Lakes, forests and zoos  

• Slaughterhouses, dissecting rooms and vaults 

• Attics, libraries and barns  

• Birds’ nests, fox dens and bear caves

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 ___6. How does Victor react to the creature’s movement? 

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• He taunts his professors with his discovery. 

• He is overjoyed to find a friend.  

• He believes that his knowledge makes him as powerful as a god.

• He feels sick and runs away from it.  

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___7. How does Victor’s social life at college change after creating the creature?  

• Victor’s best friend, Henry Clerval, enrolls at the college. 

• Victor has the creature as a confidant. 

• Victor begins courting a female classmate.  

• Victor becomes the class president. 

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___ 8. How was William murdered? 

• He was strangled.

• He was electrocuted.  

• He was pushed into a well. 

• He was buried alive.

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 ____ 9. Why is Justine implicated in William’s murder?  

• She had a lock of William’s hair under her pillow. 

• She had a piece of William’s jewelry in her pocket.  

• She was suspected of being a witch.  

• She was seen picking flowers in the meadow where William died.  

____ 10. What was not mentioned as a consequence of the deaths of William and Justine? 

• victor said he was seized by remorse and guilt.

• Victor’s father’s health declined. 

• Victor’s college forbids him from returning. 

• Elizabeth felt that taking pleasure in life would be insulting to William and Justine.