Frankenstein Final Test V1

Chapters 19-24+

In death, Frankenstein appears to have learned nothing at all from his sufferings. Which statement best exemplifies this?

• He grants Walton's request to know the secrets of animation. With this request, he has enables Walton to create more of the species he abhors.

• He still wants future generations to revere and remember him, and he commands Walton's men to continue their expedition even though mountains of ice surround them.

• He request that Walton write a correspondence to Ernest urging him to continue seeking revenge upon the creature which has caused the family such misery.

• He wants Walton to send his written memoir to the University of Ingolstadt in hopes that future scientific experiments may be carried out using his knowledge.

Chapters 6-12

Victor, when referring to William and Justine, states, "I, not in deed, but in effect, was the true murderer." What does he mean by this statement?

• Victor holds Justine responsible for the murder of his brother, William and will not rest until she is proven guilt and hung for her crime.
• Victor holds himself responsible for the murders as it is his creation and his abandonment of it that has caused this to happen to those closest to him.
• Victor is unclear of the events leading up to the murder of both William and Justin and believes that he may have actually done it without being fully aware of the crime.
• Victor believes that his friend, Henry, may have had some connection to the murders, but as of yet he is unsure exactly what the connection might be.

Letters - Chapter 5

Though Victor says that there can be no happier childhood than his; he confesses what during the telling of his story?

• His father was against any form of formal education for him. He thought his desire to attend university was the foolish nonsense of a teenager with fantastical dreams.

• He believes himself to be responsible for the death of his mother. This guilt is a burden which manifests itself into a desire to know the secrets of life and death.

• He had no desire for higher education. It was his childhood friend who was fascinated with university studies, and Victor agreed to accompany him.

• He had a violent temper as a child. His temper was not directed at other people, however, it manifested itself as a passionate desire to learn the secrets of heaven and earth.

Chapters 19-24+

When Frankenstein vows never to create another being like him, the creature calls him his "slave" and reminds him: "You are my creator, but I am your master." What does the creature realize after making this threat?

• Frankenstein will not be moved by threats, the creature swears that he will have his revenge upon his creator; and he leaves him with a chilling promise.
• Frankenstein will do anything for his family as he fears the vengeance of the creature. The creature realizes Frankenstein will only comply upon threats of violence.
• Frankenstein will not be moved by threats; the creature realizes Frankenstein would rather take his own life (commit suicide) then continue to work on the new creature.
• Frankenstein has completely gone mad; the creature realizes that Frankenstein has made plans to murder him while in the Orkney Islands.

Chapters 13-18

With the creature's disapproval of his own knowledge, how do both he and Frankenstein become more closely allied in the reader's mind to the point that they are nearly indistinguishable?

• Both creator and creation long for a female mate that understands the pain and agony of isolation from other human beings.

• Both creator and creation are made outcasts by what they know; both long for nothing as passionately as they do their former innocence.

• Both creator and creation desire the secrets to the unknown which ultimately gives each the capacity to alter their individual fates.

• Both creator and creation wish for death from the agony they are suffering as outcasts from the rest of the human race.

Letters - Chapter 5

As the novel opens, we are introduced to Robert Walton. Which best describes him?

• Professor whom Victor admires and emulates and whose work he hopes to continue to the point of playing the role of God.

• Childhood friend with whom Victor attends the University of Ingolstadt to study the creation of life.

• Victor's father's oldest and dearest friend. Walton introduced Victor's father to his mother when they were young.

• Sea captain who is embarking on a journey to the North Pole region in order to find a passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

Chapters 6-12

Two months after the deaths of William and Justine, Victor suddenly decides to leave his home in Belrive, Geneva to travel in the Alpine Valleys. What causes this sudden impulse?

• He could not cope with the despair that overwhelmed him and this whirlwind of emotions caused him to seek a change in scenery.
• He is obsessed with befriending the creature for causing the deaths of both William and Justine. He contemplates the Alpine Valleys as his starting point to locate the creature.

• He has decided to move himself as far away from civilization as possible. He will live out the rest of his existence away from those that he loves so the creature will cause no more harm.
• Victor has heard rumors of a strange creature being reported to live in the Alpine Valley. He fears it may be his creation. He feels an obligation to the creature and leaves to find it.

Letters - Chapter 5

Victor Frankenstein clearly summarizes his desire in the following statement, "A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so completely as I should deserve theirs." To what does Frankenstein aspire?

• He is intoxicated with the magnitude of the power which he holds in his hands. He wants to create a species that will worship him as a god for the gift of life he has bestowed upon them.

• He merely makes mention that science will one day open the doorway to discoveries that man can only fathom. He wants to be a part of this.

• He fantasizes about the birth of his own children. While he may not be able to give life, he can create life with Elizabeth. For now, thinking about his future children with Elizabeth will have to be enough for Frankenstein.

• He wants to eradicate disease from existence. Frankenstein believes with the right combination of medicines man can be free of things which cause death to the human body, thus prolonging life. He believes that man will be forever grateful to him for this discovery.

Chapters 6-12

What is Victor's rationale for not exposing the creature as the murderer of his brother, William?

• Victor would not place the blame for his brother's murderer on the creature without first having heard his account of what happened.
• Victor was not sure of the true murderer and had suspicions that it might have actually been Henry Clerval who murdered his brother, William.
• Victor was absent when the crime was committed and such a declaration would have been considered the ravings of a madman.
• Victor suspected that Justine might actually have killed William and was trying to use whatever excuse possible to appear innocent of the hideous crime.

Using context clues, select the best definition for the underlined in-text vocabulary word:

The child still struggled, and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart: I grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet.

• Complimentary Words

• Questioning Words

• Commanding Words

• Abusive Words