WorksheetsFrankenstein Reading Check: Chapters 8 - 9
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Identify the speaker: "...but when I see a fellow creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character."
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Identify the speaker: "The tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence, but the fangs of remorse tore my bosom and would not forgo their hold."
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Identify the speaker: "In these last moments I feel the sincerest gratitude towards those who think of me with kindness. How sweet is the affection of others to such a wretch as I am!"
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Identify the speaker: "I wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head and avenge the deaths of William and Justine."
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Identify the speaker: "When I reflect, my dear cousin, on the miserable death of Justine Moritz, I no longer see the world and its works as they before appeared to me."
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Where does Victor end up at the end of Chapter 9?
The city Geneva
The village of Chamounix
A campsite on Mont Blanc
The university of Ingolstadt
In Chapter 9, Victor leaves his home in order to seek...
... his creature.
... the person who actually murdered William
... solitude and relief from his despair.
... Elizabeth.
Who else is affected by Victor's depressed state in Chapter 9?
The monster.
His remaining brother, Ernest.
His friend, Henry Clerval.
His father.
By Chapter 9, what does Victor want to do the next time he sees his creature?
Capture him and bring him in for trial.
Kill him.
Apologize for abandoning him.
Torture and force a confession out of him.
What changes do we see in Elizabeth in Chapter 9?
She refuses to cry and puts on a brave face for her family.
She wakes up in the middle of the night screaming from nightmares.
She becomes bitter and curses Justine.
She denies herself of any joy and expresses eternal woe.
In Chapter 8, Justine is ultimately found guilty because...
...she confessed to killing William.
...she was found with other stolen items in addition to the necklace.
...a witness came forward and claimed to have seen her flee from the scene of the crime.
...her hands matched the markings on William's neck.
During the trial, Justine's appearance was...
... hysterical.
... sorrowful.
... calm.
... anxious.
True or False: Even after hearing that Justine had confessed, Elizabeth never questioned her innocence.
True
False
As punishment for allegedly killing William, Justine must...
...spend her life in prison.
... spend the next 20 years in prison.
... be put to death.
... be exiled as a pariah.
After Justine is convicted for killing William, Victor feels...
... frustrated that there weren't more witnesses to support her.
... relieved that he himself was not caught.
... guilty, for now Justine has become his second victim.
... vengeful, for he was never able to forgive her for killing William.
