In chapter 4 of Frankenstein, Frankenstein states:

“Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room,... and I threw myself down on my bed in my clothes, endeavoring to seek a few moments of forgetfulness.”

This sentence BEST supports the idea that Frankenstein

• is exhausted from sleeping so little.

• cannot stand the sight of the creature.

• is afraid of his creation.

• cannot remember why he ever decided this was a good idea.

Answer explanation

When he says that he was “unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] had created,” Frankenstein means that he physically could not stand the sight of the creature (4).

What happened when Frankenstein landed in Ireland?

• Frankenstein is under the suspicion of committing murder. He is forced to meet Mr. Kirwin, the magistrate.

• Frankenstein finds his father has been murdered by the monster.

• Frankenstein begins the work of trying to create the female version of the creature.

• Frankenstein purchases a team of sled dogs to chase the creature north into the arctic.

Before the trial, Alphonse tried to make Frankenstein happy by telling him of Ernest and Elizabeth. How does Frankenstein feel hearing about them?

• He feels sad and worried; he longs for the old days when he was happy and had no worries.

• He feels joyous as he wants the best for Elizabeth.

• He feels angry as he feels that his father is more concerned with others than he is with Victor.

• He feels dread as he thinks it a sign of his impending death.

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How does Victor prepare for his wedding night?

• He arms himself with many knives and a pistol.

• He sets traps to catch the creature when it appears.

• He buys poison to drug the creature.

• He arms himself with a sword and rifle.

In the selection from Frankenstein, in what way does the Creature view himself as similar to Adam in Paradise Lost?

• in his perfection

• in his isolation

• in his learning

• in his sorrow

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In the selection from Frankenstein, what does the Creature vow to do if Victor builds him a mate?

• He will live quietly, reporting only to his master.

• He will stop stealing kids and lambs from the villagers.

• He will move to South America, far from human habitation.

• He will spend the rest of his life making up for his misdeeds.

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In the selection from Frankenstein, what is one important effect of the Creature’s reading?

• It reveals aspects of his own past and future.

• It convinces him that he needs to learn more.

• It persuades him to record his own feelings and ideas.

• It opens his mind to new experiences and understandings.

Answer explanation

The line Frankenstein that best supports this answer is "The cottage of my protectors had been the only school in which I had studied human nature, but this book developed new and mightier scenes of action."

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Which line from Frankenstein most clearly indicates that Victor is deeply torn in his reaction to the Creature’s request for a companion?

• His tale and the feelings he now expressed proved him to be a creature of fine sensations, and did I not as his maker owe him all the portion of happiness that it was in my power to bestow?

• You will return and again seek their kindness, and you will meet with their detestation; your evil passions will be renewed, and you will then have a companion to aid you in the task of destruction.

• I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him, but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred.

• Turning to him, therefore, I said, “I consent to your demand, on your solemn oath to quit Europe forever, and every other place in the neighborhood of man, as soon as I shall deliver into your hands a female who will accompany you in your exile.

Answer explanation

Victor is torn between feeling sympathy and physical loathing.

Read this comment from the Creature in the selection from Frankenstein.

Many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition, for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me.

In which of the following ways is the Creature typical of characters in Gothic literature?

• He is tormented.

• He seems mysterious.

• He finds comfort in religion.

• He has supernatural powers.

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Which feature of Gothic literature is most clearly illustrated by the following excerpt from Frankenstein?

The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me.

• gloomy setting

• intense emotion

• mystery and terror

• supernatural events

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