Frankenstein Lessons

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a frame story. What is a frame story?

• A story that is considered "pretty as a picture" by critics.

• A story that is "framed" by another story.

• A story that is as uneventful as a framed photograph.

• A story that is framed with multiple interpretations.

The writer of the four letters is:

• Margaret Saville

• Robert Walton

• Elizabeth Lavenza

• Victor Frankenstein

What feeling does Robert express to his sister in his early letters?

• Anxiety about his journey.

• Loneliness because he doesn't fit in with the crew.

• Fear of the open ocean.

• Irritation because he doesn't want to go on the journey.

In what way do the letters echo ideas that will occur later in the novel?

• They mention the idea of loneliness

• They allude to the importance of faith.

• They set up the idea of man's struggle with nature.

• They provide images of ice that repeat throughout the novel.

Who is the primary narrator of the novel?

• Robert Walton

• Victor Frankenstein

• Frankenstein's monster

• Elizabeth Lavenza

What word best describes Victor's childhood?

• Idyllic

• Tormented

• Constantly changing

• Impoverished

What natural event does Victor witness that changes his perspective on science?

• An earthquake

• A tornado

• A strike of lightening

• A volcano eruption

How do the first few chapters foreshadow Victor's dark future?

• Victor tells exactly what happens to him in chapter 1.

• Bad things constantly happen to Victor.

• Robert Walton interrupts to tell about Victor's future.

• Victor refers constantly to his dismal "fate."

How does Victor change once he gets to university?

• He becomes interested in girls other than Elizabeth.

• He locks himself away with his studies.

• He no longer wants to study science.

• He becomes an artist.

What does Victor become interested in after studying at the university?

• Creating weapons

• Creating life

• Ruling the world

• Earning a lot of money