Frankenstein Review

Read this sentence from paragraph 9. "This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it." What does ardently mean as it is used in this sentence?

• Passionately

• Enviously

• Miserably

• Faithfully

How does the author’s use of the first-person narrator develop a central idea in the text?

• The alien perspective of the narrator highlights the power of human relationships.

• The ignorance of the narrator emphasizes the plight of uneducated people

• The extreme isolation of the narrator emphasizes the distance between human beings.

• The silence of the narrator highlights the superiority of actions over words.

What effect is created by the first paragraph of the text?

• Tranquility

• Humor

• Terror

• Suspense

What does Victor’s mother Caroline hope will happen to Elizabeth and Victor?

• They will redeem the family name.

• They will travel around the world.

• They will fall in love and be married.

• They will make a scientific discovery.

How does Victor describe his father?

• He was disliked by all who knew him.

• He was despised by all who knew him.

• He was respected by all who knew him.

What city is the beginning of the book set?

• Geneva

• Georgia

• Georgetown

• None of these

Elizabeth was _________.

• Victor's Fiance

• Adopted

• Victor's cousin

• All of the above

What is the relationship between Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval?

• They are brothers.

• They are best friends.

• They are cousins.

• They are rivals.

What is the primary theme explored in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

• The dangers of unchecked ambition.

• The importance of family.

• The beauty of nature.

• The power of love.

The story of Frankenstein is told using a literary device called a frame story, or a story within a story. WHO is Victor telling his life's story TO?

• Mary Shelley

• Elizabeth

• Henry Clerval

• Robert Walton