WorksheetsFrankenstein Reading Quiz - Volumes 1 and 2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 19mins
Percy Bythe Shelley
Charles Dickens
What is Robert Walton attempting to locate?
The Northwest passage through the Artic
The South Pole
Why was Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic?
He wanted to discover the Northwest Passage.
To pursue scientific discoveries.
He was pursuing the creature.
In his second letter to his sister, what does Robert Walton state that he most desperately wants?
Prior to boarding the ship, Victor Frankenstein is described as all of the following EXCEPT:
English speaking
Why does Victor Frankenstein tell his story to Robert Walton?
to receive advice from Walton
to warn Walton
Robert Walton addresses his letters to his....?
Which of the following best describe Robert Walton's first impressions of Victor Frankenstein?
He liked Frankenstein but realized they had nothing in common.
He did not like Frankenstein; he thought Frankenstein was too eccentric.
He liked Frankenstein and hoped they would become friends.
He feared Frankenstein and believed his arrival was a bad omen.
What does Victor’s mother (Caroline) hope will happen to Elizabeth and Victor?
What nationality does Victor Frankenstein identify with?
English
Swiss
Italian
Russian
Which of the following best describes Victor's early life (before attending school) ?
Sad and repressed
Orderly and strict
Carefree and adventurous
Reckless and dangerous
Which of the following best describes Victor's relationship with his sister?
tumultuous
loving
cold
tense
Who is Frankenstein's closest friend? (Hint: this person eventually joins Victor at school and also nurses Victor back to health)
Elizabeth Lavenza
Justine Moritz
M. Waldman
What is the first thing Victor does when the monster opens his eyes?
leaves his workshop and feverishly stumbles about the courtyard
attempts to kill the creature
How does Victor's mother die?
In childbirth after having William
After caring for Elizabeth in Scarlet Fever
She is murdered by the creature.
She is killed in a lightning storm.
True
False
What object was the key evidence that led to Justine's conviction?
How does Frankenstein feel as he prepares for the Justine's trial?
Nervous that people will figure out what he did.
Angry with his father for suspecting her.
Torturously guilty, as he feels personally responsible.
At ease, as he knows that the monster has finally disappeared in the Alps.
What surprised Victor at the end of the Justine's trial?
Justine confessed even when she was truly innocent.
Justine blamed Victor for abandoning the family.
Justine revealed that she had been plotting this murder for a long time as revenge against the Frankenstein family.
The jury declared Justine not guilty in spite of all the evidence against her.
Where does the creature eventually find shelter?
In a hovel attached to a cottage.
In a barn near the Frankenstein family estate.
In a hut near the river.
In a cave away from the city.
What does the creature do once he realizes that the DeLacey family does not have enough to eat?
He collects firewood for them
He stops stealing their food.
He only eats berries, roots, and nuts from a neighbouring area.
All of the above.
How does the creature learn English?
He activated previous knowledge from his brain.
He observes the cottagers and listens in on Safie's lessons.
The blind old man teaches him.
He read some of Victor's books.
Which of the following does not happen?
The creature is shot after helping rescue a child.
The cottagers refuse to live in their house after encountering the creature.
The creature attempts to kidnap William.
The creature threatens to kill Victor if a mate is not created.
Where does the creature promise to go if Victor follows through with the request?
Antarctica
South America
The Arctic
North America
