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WorksheetsFrankenstein Ch. 23-24 Review/Discussion
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
What best describes the weather when Victor and Elizabeth arrive at the inn for their wedding night?
It's a gorgeous, starlit night.
It was a dark and stormy night.
Because of the snowfall, the landscape is brightly lit with the moon's reflection.
Heavy rains have caused a mudslide, making the road to the inn impassable.
What foolish mistake does Victor make upon arriving at the inn?
He lets his guard down and decides to enjoy a romantic dinner with his bride.
He forgets his pistol in the boat that brought him and Elizabeth across the lake.
Exhausted from the journey, he falls asleep in a chair in the inn's lobby.
He sends Elizabeth off to bed, leaving her unguarded and vulnerable.
How is Elizabeth killed?
Victor, attempting to shoot the creature, accidentally shoots her.
Like the other victims of the creature, she is strangled.
The creature wraps her hair around her neck three times and chokes her.
He does to her what Victor did to the creature's bride that never was.
What is the creature's response to the killing of Elizabeth?
From a window, he points at her corpse, gloating over his latest victim.
He feels intense remorse, writing Victor a letter of apology.
He also attempts to kill Victor, but Victor is able to run away.
He returns to the room where the corpse lies and weeps over what he has done.
What is/are the result(s) of Elizabeth's death? Check all that apply.
Victor's father dies of grief.
Victor is accused of her murder and imprisoned.
Victor goes mad and is locked up for months.
Victor considers reanimating Elizabeth since he has the skills and knowledge.
Should Victor have tried to bring Elizabeth back to life?
Yes
No
I have mixed feelings about this one.
Victor's appeal to the magistrate regarding the creature and its actions leads to
the magistrate launching a massive manhunt for the creature, but it ultimately fails.
the magistrate having Victor locked up (again) because he appears to be insane.
the magistrate patronizingly saying he believes him but there is little to do about it.
the magistrate's wholehearted belief in Victor's tale, which leads to the community questioning the magistrate's judgment.
Following all the previous events, Victor's sole focus becomes
avoiding being killed by the creature.
finding and destroying the creature.
healing his own wounded psyche.
finding solace in his few remaining friends.
True or False: The creature leaves food and taunting messages for Victor.
True
False
Victor's only respite from his suffering comes
in the company of the simple country folk he encounters during his pursuit of the creature.
when he ingests the laudanum to which he admits he has become addicted.
when he sleeps and dreams of his deceased friends and family.
when he meets a Russian woman whom he considers marrying.
Why does Walton believe Victor's tale? Check all that apply.
He reads the creature's journals, which tell much the same story.
Victor has some letters that back up parts of his story.
Walton has seen the creature himself, from a distance.
Walton has received a bulletin from the Polar Guard to be on the lookout for a large, hideous creature.
What information is Victor unwilling to discuss with Walton?
The specifics of Elizabeth's death.
What became of Victor's brother Ernest.
Victor's future plans.
How the creature was brought to life.
How does Victor attempt to help Walton?
He gives a rousing pep talk to Walton's sailors, who are ready to go home.
He provides Walton with medical advice to save an ailing crew member.
He provides maps that will help Walton find the Northwest Passage.
He gives his remaining money to Walton, who has exhausted all his funds for his voyage.
Walton has enormous admiration for Victor. Do you agree or disagree with his thoughts about Victor?
Agree
Disagree
Seeing Victor dead, the creature calls him a "generous and self-devoted [as in fully devoted to a cause] being." What is your response to this assessment of Victor from his creation?
How does the creature basically sum up his existence, upon reflecting on it? Pick all that apply.
He had every reason to despise Victor and doesn't regret a thing.
None of this violence has been easy on him, either.
He felt pity for Victor but was resentful that Victor could still seek happiness.
He despises himself for his actions, knowing he had potential for love and sympathy.
His nature from the start was to create mayhem, and you can't fight one's nature.
What does the creature plan to do now?
Return to Switzerland and fulfill his destiny as a creature of malice and destruction.
Assist Walton in his voyage since Walton clearly admired his creator.
Self-immolation: He will create a large fire in which to destroy himself.
Become a sort of super-hero, using his speed and strength to do acts of penance that will make up for his previous destruction.
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