Frankenstein Reading Comprehension Quiz (Ch. 1-5)

Who is telling the story in chapters 1-5?

• Robert Walton

• Victor Frankenstein

Victor describes his childhood as pleasant and happy. He expresses gratitude for his fortunate circumstances.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The lightning that struck a tree outside Victor's house caused him to pursue studies in what subject?

• Philosophy

• Math

• English

• Science

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who are Victor's professors?

• Waldman and Krempe

• Walton and Klein

• Wilson and Krempe

• Waldo and Capricorn

What happens to Victor as he becomes hyper-focused on his creation

• He realizes he is not a very good doctor

• He starts to drink heavily and hangs out with the wrong crowd

• He begins to shun his friends and he stops taking care of himself

• He realizes he has made a terrible mistake and falls into a deep depression

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Where does Victor find the body parts to practice on?

• morgue

• dead homeless guys

• hospital

• "churchyard" (graveyard)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Victor's describe his feelings about his new creation?

• "it was my finest accomplishment. His beauty could be described."

•  "breathless horror and disgust filled my heart."

• "This creation was not what I had in mind!"

• "I sensed a certain unrelenting pride while looking upon him"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After Victor is visited by his friend and all is said and done what happens to him?

• He leaves the University never to return

• He and Henry Clerval get drunk in a local pub where Victor tell Henry everything

• He goes back to Geneva

• He falls into a deep fever filled sickness and Henry takes care of him.

Victor tried to make his creation beautiful. What are some of the attributes mentioned in chapter five?

• a rosy complexion and straight beautiful teeth

• long lustrous black hair and pearly white teeth

• bright blue eyes, and beautiful skin

• fair faced and God-like features

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does Henry Clerval know about the creature?

• He knows the creature is gone

• He knows that Victor has to be sure to get rid of him

• He suspects that Victor has followed through with creating a human

• He knows nothing of the creature