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Frankenstein Letters 1-4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of the novel Frankenstein?
a)
Mary Shelley
b)
Robert Walton
c)
Lord Byron
d)
Victor Frankenstein
2.

What is Walton attempting to locate?

a)

The North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Alaska

d)

An escaped fugitive

3.
What does Walton desire when he writes his second letter?
a)
home cooked food
b)
to see his sister
c)
a friend
d)
money and warmer clothing
4.
What odd sight do the sailors first see?
a)
Northern lights
b)
dogs running wild
c)
a large man on a sled
d)
a haggard man trying to board their ship
5.

Why does the man agree to tell Walton his story?

a)

to entertain Walton

b)

to convince Walton to help him

c)

to receive advice

d)

to prevent Walton from suffering like he did

6.
Robert Walton is addressing the letters to his....?
a)
Mother
b)
Brother
c)
Sister
d)
Cousin
7.
How did Robert feel about his guest?
a)
He liked Frankenstein, but realized they had nothing in common.
b)
He did not like Frankenstein, he was too eccentric.
c)
He liked Frankenstein, and hoped they would become friends.
d)
He did not like Frankenstein at all. 
8.
Why does the man agree to tell Walton his story?
a)
to entertain Walton
b)
to convince Walton to help him
c)
to receive advice
d)
to warn Walton
9.

Who is the narrator at the beginning of the story (the writer of the letters)?

a)

Robert Walton

b)

Mary Shelley

c)

Victor Frankenstein

d)

Victor Hugo

10.

What is Robert Walton searching for?

a)

Gold

b)

Oil

c)

The North Pole

d)

Whales

11.

Why did Robert Walton want to become an adventurer?

a)

He was poor and wanted money

b)

He was in trouble and needed to leave the country

c)

He read books about explorers as a child, and it was his lifelong dream

d)

He didn't want to explore; he was kidnapped and taken on an exploration

12.

Where does Robert meet the stranger?

a)

He was stranded on a large piece of ice, and they rescued him

b)

He was looking for work in Archangel and joined their crew

c)

He stowed away on their ship in secret but was discovered

d)

They met on a whaling ship while Robert was preparing for his journey

13.

Why was the stranger in the Arctic?

a)

He was an explorer like Walton

b)

He had been kidnapped and stranded in the Arctic

c)

He was pursuing the giant man the crew had seen before

d)

The reader is never told why the stranger is in the Arctic

14.

What other profession does Robert Walton consider, apart from becoming an explorer?

a)

Politician

b)

Poet

c)

Professor

d)

Priest

15.
Mary Shelley was married to __.
a)
Percy Byron
b)
Percy Shelley
c)
Peter Shelley
d)
Byron Shelley
16.
Mary and Percy were good friends with which poet?
a)
Lord Alfred Tennyson
b)
Lord Wallace
c)
Lord Byron
d)
None of the above
17.
Lord Byron and Percy Shelley were both ___.
a)
Scientists
b)
Crazy
c)
Against women writers
d)
Poets
18.
While at Lord Byron's home, the group decided to play a game in which they would write ___ stories and share them.
a)
Ghost
b)
Silly
c)
Ironic
d)
None of the above
19.
The novel structure is also called a __.
a)
Frame Story
b)
Box Story
c)
Three Level Story
d)
None of the above
20.
Mary Shelley's parents were:
a)
Carpenters
b)
Clergymen
c)
Town preachers
d)
Liberal writers
21.

All of the following describe the moods of the letters EXCEPT

a)

Scared

b)

Lonely

c)

Excited

d)

Curious

22.

Why did Walton mention his training for the voyage?

a)

He was super proud of himself

b)

He wanted to prove it wasn't a phase and he was a serious explorer

c)

His sister thought he was dull

d)

He was asking for money

23.

In what century are the letters written?

a)

We do not know

b)

1900s

c)

1800s

d)

1700s

24.

What made the stranger become emotional?

a)

Walton said he was willing to risk everything to succeed

b)

Walton told him the story of the lieutenant's broken heart

c)

There was no wifi on board the ship

d)

He was forced to eat broccoli

25.

What did the fourth letter turn in to?

a)

a journal

b)

a vlog

c)

an encyclopedia

d)

a dream