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Frankenstein Chapters 9-16

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

How did the recent death of Justine effect Victor?

a)

He says his heart was unaffected with this event and the death of his brother.

b)

He says his mind was consumed with this event and the death of his brother.

c)

He says his finances were consumed with this event and the death of his brother.

d)

He says he wasn’t affected by this event and the death of his brother very much.

2.

Which of the following was not an observation made by the creature about the De Laceys’?

a)

They cared for each other.

b)

The two younger people treated the older man with great respect.

c)

They were often hungry.

d)

They were very happy in spite of their situation.

3.

How did the creature learn to speak and to read?

a)

He observed and listened to the cottagers ( the De Laceys family).

b)

Frankenstein had programmed his brain to know how immediately.

c)

He sat outside the local school house and listened.

d)

A young child befriended him and taught him.

4.

True or False: The elder De Lacey was blind, and therefore could not see how hideous the creature looked. He welcomed the creature in and agreed to listen to his story.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was the reaction of the rest of the De Lacey family when they saw the creature?

a)

Agatha welcomed him, but Safie and Felix threw stones at him.

b)

Agatha fainted, Safie fled, and Felix hit him with a stick until he left the cottage.

c)

Safie thought her father had sent him to take her away. Felix shot at him.

d)

The father told them all to run away, then he tried to persuade the creature to leave.

6.

When the creature found that the De Laceys had moved out of the cottage, he moved in.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Whom did the creature save at the end of chapter 16?

a)

He saved a woman who had become separated from her friends.

b)

He saved a mountain climber who had fallen.

c)

He saved a shepherd and his flock from being attacked by wolves.

d)

He saved a girl from drowning.

8.

In chapters 11- 16 the main speaker narrating his story is which character?

a)

Frankenstein

b)

the creature

c)

Robert Walton

d)

the narrator

9.

The De Lacey family immigrated from Arabia (possibly Turkey), and the creature feels closer to them because like him they are "outsiders"

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which characters have left Geneva on the trip?

a)

Ernest, Elizabeth and Victor

b)

Alphonse, Elizabeth and Victor

c)

Victor, Elizabeth, Alphonse and Ernest

d)

Elizabeth, Ernest, and Alphonse

11.

What does the following quote mean, "I, not indeed, but in effect, was the true murderer."

a)

Victor is realizing he is ultimately to blame

b)

Victor killed Justine and William with his own hands

c)

Victor hired someone to kill William

d)

All of the above

12.
Upon discovering fire for the first time, what does the creature do?
a)
Put his hands in the fire for warmth, unaware of the pain it will cause him
b)
Deliver it to Felix, just as the mythical Prometheus did to humans
c)
Run away in fear of the flames
d)
Put the fire out, thinking it to be a source of evil
13.
What is the best description of the family of De Lacy, Felix, and Agatha?
a)
They are caring, resourceful, and family-oriented, but also poor and victims of a troubled past.
b)
They are highly intelligent aristocrats who mistreat those of a lower class.
c)
They are distant relatives of Victor Frankenstein, which causes conflict between them and the monster.
d)
They are combative, argumentative, and constantly at odds with one another.
14.
How does the creature learn most of what he knows about the world's history and humanity?
a)
Through books and other teachings, overheard or left around by De Lacy and his family
b)
First-hand experience, upon traveling the world before finding Victor
c)
Upon creation; he recognizes he was born with this knowledge after being awakened by Victor
d)
By secretly observing Elizabeth, all-the-while searching for Victor
15.
How does the creature interact with De Lacy, Felix, and Agatha prior to being discovered by them?
a)
He watches and learns from them in admiration; he also secretly assists them with small favors. 
b)
He rejects their way of life, as they are too similar to Victor, and plots to kill them.
c)
He lusts after Agatha and is jealous and angry of Felix's relationship with her.
d)
He joins them and their way of life, having been accepted by them despite the differences in physical appearance.
16.
How is the reaction of the father (De Lacy) different from that of his children (Felix and Agatha) upon meeting the creature?
a)
De Lacy is open to conversing with creature, most likely due to his own blindness.
b)
De Lacy is more scared of the creature than his children, as he has grown to fear all that he cannot see because of his blindness.
c)
They all react similarly and accept the creature as one of their own.
d)
They all react similarly and violently reject the creature as one of their own.
17.
After being separated from De Lacy and his family, what becomes of the creature's attitudes toward Victor Frankenstein? 
a)
His love for Victor grows, because he realizes he is not as evil as De Lacy, Felix, and Agatha.
b)
His hatred for Victor grows, feeling more abandoned than ever, and angry at having been created the way he was.
c)
He becomes sorry for Victor, seeing that he does not have the same type of loving family as De Lacy's.
d)
He grows sad that his relationship with Victor is not the same as Felix's and his father.
18.
Upon seeing a girl drowning in the river, how does the creature respond?
a)
He watches her die, having allowed the evil to grow more strongly than the goodness inside of him.
b)
He saves her, only to be shot by her boyfriend out of fear for the way he looks.
c)
He searches for Felix at his cottage and seeks help downriver.
d)
Her saves her, only to then strangle her, just as he would later do to William.
19.
Upon meeting William in the woods, how does the creature respond?
a)
He instantly kills the child in instinctive anger for other humans.
b)
He attempts to converse with the child, thinking him to be innocent and morally uncorrupt in his youth.
c)
He hides from the child, tired of being judged for the way that he looks.
d)
He follows the child until William leads him to Victor.
20.
At the end of telling his story, what request does the creature make of Victor Frankenstein?
a)
To undo his creation and kill him
b)
To create a companion of equal likeness to him
c)
To kill himself, so as to avenge Justine and William's deaths
d)
To allow him to marry Elizabeth, so as to feel more human