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WorksheetsFrankenstein Letters to Chapter 4 Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Walton attempting to locate?
a)
Northern passage through the Artic
b)
South Pole
c)
Alaska
d)
an escaped fugitive
2.
What does Walton desire when he writes the second letter?
a)
home-cooked food
b)
to see his sister
c)
a friend
d)
warmer clothing
3.
What characteristic of Walton makes him an ideal listener of Frankenstein's story?
a)
Walton believes in the "marvelous"
b)
Walton is desperate to hear an interesting story
c)
Walton is out-of-touch with reality
d)
Walton is interested in science
4.
What odd sight do the sailors first see?
a)
dogs running wild
b)
a haggard man trying to board the ship
c)
a large man on a sledge
d)
Northern lights
5.
Which of the following does NOT describe the man who boards Walton's ship?
a)
European
b)
healthy
c)
speaks English
d)
haggard
6.
What is Walton's role as the man tells his story?
a)
to take notes of the story
b)
to tape record the story
c)
to contact the police
d)
to only listen to the story
7.
Victor Frankenstein's father, Alphonse...
a)
Is a scientist
b)
Is a former community leader who married his best friend's daughter
c)
Is evil, in contrast to his kind wife
d)
Dies, as a result of his daughter's illness
8.
Victor Frankenstein's mother, Caroline...
a)
Is a scientist
b)
Is a former community leader who married her best friend's son
c)
Is evil, in contrast to her kind husband
d)
Dies, as a result of her daughter's illness
9.
Victor Frankenstein's sister, Elizabeth is...
a)
Adopted and subsequently beloved by the Frankenstein family
b)
Evil, in contrast to her kind brother
c)
A more talented scientist than her brother
d)
In love with Henry Clerval, her brother's best friend
10.
How is Henry Clerval, Victor's best friend, most accurately characterized?
a)
Highly intelligent, nerdy, interested in modern-day chemistry and biology
b)
Chivalrous and kind, interested in heroes, legends, and the study of morality
c)
Cynical, evil, a frequent "mad" scientist who experiments on animals, dead and alive
d)
Sad, woeful, someone Victor loves but also pities greatly
11.
What natural event sparks significant intrigue in the scientific mind of Victor Frankenstein?
a)
Earthquake that strikes Victor's hometown
b)
Lightening strike that burns and slices a tree in half
c)
Tsunami-like wave, which floods Victor's hometown
d)
Hail-storm that damages Victor's hometown
12.
How does the first professor Victor meets, M. Krempe, respond to Victor's interests in ancient philosophers and scientists?
a)
He is rude and dismissive toward Victor, claiming that his entire childhood education was a waste.
b)
He is excited to have found a student who believes in the same ancient science as him.
c)
He claims that those scientists are outdated but still useful and encourges Victor to continue/hone his studies.
d)
He is frightened of Victor and his mad and borderline evil ideas.
13.
How does the second professor Victor meets, M. Waldman, respond to Victor's interests in ancient philosophers and scientists?
a)
He is rude and dismissive toward Victor, claiming that his entire childhood education was a waste.
b)
He is excited to have found a student who believes in the same ancient science as him.
c)
He claims that those scientists are outdated but still useful and encourges Victor to continue/hone his studies.
d)
He is frightened of Victor and his mad and borderline evil ideas.
14.
What is Victor's relationship like with his family during his two-year tenure at school?
a)
He is in constant communication with Elizabeth and Henry, being lonely at school.
b)
He has hardly no communication with them, being caught up in his science studies.
c)
He is in direct conflict with his father, who disagrees with his approach to science.
d)
He returns home frequently to care for his family after his mother dies.
15.
With what specific aspect of science does Victor become obsessed while at school?
a)
Relationship between science and morality
b)
Relationship between science and religion
c)
The ability to bring inanimate (or dead) objects back to life
d)
Genetics
16.
Upon retelling his story to Robert Walton, how does Victor describe his scientific studies?
a)
Victor describes his scientific study as being part of his destiny, unable to be changed.
b)
Victor regrets his scientific studies and cites bad choices for his failures.
c)
Victor is proud of the work he accomplished, despite its ups and downs.
d)
Victor has no recollection of how he became the scientist that he did, admitting he became a different person.
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