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Frankenstein Reading Quiz - Volumes 1 and 2

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of the novel Frankenstein?
a)
Mary Shelley
b)

Percy Bythe Shelley

c)
Lord Byron
d)

Charles Dickens

2.

What is Robert Walton attempting to locate?

a)

The Northwest passage through the Artic

b)

The South Pole

c)
Alaska
d)
An escaped fugitive
3.

Why was Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic?

a)
He wanted to be alone.
b)

He wanted to discover the Northwest Passage.

c)

To pursue scientific discoveries.

d)

He was pursuing the creature.

4.

In his second letter to his sister, what does Robert Walton state that he most desperately wants?

a)
home cooked food
b)
to see his sister
c)
a friend
d)
money and warmer clothing
5.

Prior to boarding the ship, Victor Frankenstein is described as all of the following EXCEPT:

a)
haggard
b)
European
c)

English speaking

d)
healthy
6.

Why does Victor Frankenstein tell his story to Robert Walton?

a)
to entertain Walton
b)
to convince Walton to help him
c)

to receive advice from Walton

d)

to warn Walton

7.

Robert Walton addresses his letters to his....?

a)
Mother
b)
Brother
c)
Sister
d)
Cousin
8.

Which of the following best describe Robert Walton's first impressions of Victor Frankenstein?

a)

He liked Frankenstein but realized they had nothing in common.

b)

He did not like Frankenstein; he thought Frankenstein was too eccentric.

c)

He liked Frankenstein and hoped they would become friends.

d)

He feared Frankenstein and believed his arrival was a bad omen.

9.

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

a)
They will redeem the family name.
b)
They will travel around the world.
c)
They will fall in love and be married.
d)
They will make a scientific discovery.
10.

What nationality does Victor Frankenstein identify with?

a)

English

b)

Swiss

c)

Italian

d)

Russian

11.

Which of the following best describes Victor's early life (before attending school) ?

a)

Sad and repressed

b)

Orderly and strict

c)

Carefree and adventurous

d)

Reckless and dangerous

12.

Which of the following best describes Victor's relationship with his sister?

a)

tumultuous

b)

loving

c)

cold

d)

tense

13.

Who is Frankenstein's closest friend? (Hint: this person eventually joins Victor at school and also nurses Victor back to health)

a)

Elizabeth Lavenza

b)
Henry Clerval
c)

Justine Moritz

d)

M. Waldman

14.

What is the first thing Victor does when the monster opens his eyes?

a)

leaves his workshop and feverishly stumbles about the courtyard

b)

attempts to kill the creature

c)
faints
d)
hides under his bedcovers and tries to sleep
15.
Victor tells Henry the whole story concerning the monster
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Who is accused of William's murder?
a)
Elizabeth
b)
Justine
c)
Ernest
d)
Alphonse
17.
Justine admits that she is guilty of William's murder.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.

How does Victor's mother die?

a)

In childbirth after having William

b)

After caring for Elizabeth in Scarlet Fever

c)

She is murdered by the creature.

d)

She is killed in a lightning storm.

19.
Victor wanted to create life from death because of his mother's death.
a)

True

b)

False

20.

What object was the key evidence that led to Justine's conviction?

a)
a shawl
b)
a hair bow
c)
a piece of cloth
d)
 a locket
21.

How does Frankenstein feel as he prepares for the Justine's trial?

a)

Nervous that people will figure out what he did.

b)

Angry with his father for suspecting her.

c)

Torturously guilty, as he feels personally responsible.

d)

At ease, as he knows that the monster has finally disappeared in the Alps.

22.

What surprised Victor at the end of the Justine's trial?

a)

Justine confessed even when she was truly innocent.

b)

Justine blamed Victor for abandoning the family.

c)

Justine revealed that she had been plotting this murder for a long time as revenge against the Frankenstein family.

d)

The jury declared Justine not guilty in spite of all the evidence against her.

23.

Where does the creature eventually find shelter?

a)

In a hovel attached to a cottage.

b)

In a barn near the Frankenstein family estate.

c)

In a hut near the river.

d)

In a cave away from the city.

24.

What does the creature do once he realizes that the DeLacey family does not have enough to eat?

a)

He collects firewood for them

b)

He stops stealing their food.

c)

He only eats berries, roots, and nuts from a neighbouring area.

d)

All of the above.

25.

How does the creature learn English?

a)

He activated previous knowledge from his brain.

b)

He observes the cottagers and listens in on Safie's lessons.

c)

The blind old man teaches him.

d)

He read some of Victor's books.

26.

Which of the following does not happen?

a)

The creature is shot after helping rescue a child.

b)

The cottagers refuse to live in their house after encountering the creature.

c)

The creature attempts to kidnap William.

d)

The creature threatens to kill Victor if a mate is not created.

27.

Where does the creature promise to go if Victor follows through with the request?

a)

Antarctica

b)

South America

c)

The Arctic

d)

North America