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WorksheetsFrankenstein Standards Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
Read this sentence from paragraph 4. "I was at first unable to answer these questions, but perpetual attention and time explained to me many appearances which were at first enigmatic." What does enigmatic mean as it is used in the paragraph?
Admirable
Constant
Depressing
Mysterious
In the passage, the narrator shows that he is …
Very Critical
Well-meaning
Dreamy and self-absorbed
Untrustworthy
Which of the following is an important theme in the passage?
Hard work leads to success.
Money buys happiness.
Love endures despite family hardship.
A life well-lived is the best revenge.
Which quote from the passage best supports the correct answer to question 3?
"Which of the following is an important theme in the passage?"
"The young man was constantly employed out of doors, and the girl in various laborious occupations within."
"They possessed a delightful house (for such it was in my eyes) and every luxury; they had a fire to warm them when chill and delicious viands when hungry; they were dressed in excellent clothes ..."
"In the midst of poverty and want, Felix carried with pleasure to his sister the first little white flower that peeped out from beneath the snowy ground."
"In the day, I believe, he worked sometimes for a neighbouring farmer, because he often went forth and did not return until dinner, yet brought no wood with him."
Read this sentence from paragraph 9. "This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it." What does ardently mean as it is used in this sentence?
Passionately
Enviously
Miserably
Faithfully
Which quote from the passage shows how the father symbolizes the theme of the story?
"I perceived that the words they spoke sometimes produced pleasure or pain, smiles or sadness, in the minds and countenance of the hearers."
"He would talk in a cheerful accent, with an expression of goodness that bestowed pleasure even upon me."
"He was always the saddest of the group, and even to my unpractised senses, he appeared to have suffered more deeply than his friends."
"I could mention innumerable instances in which, although slight, marked the dispositions of these amiable cottagers."
Select the three sentences that belong in an objective summary of the excerpt.
The narrator stays hidden all winter and learns to like the family he is watching.
The young woman, Agatha, is beautiful and kind
The cow does not supply enough milk for the three people living in the cottage
He steals food from the family until he realizes they are poor, and then he tries to help by secretly providing food and firewood.
The narrator listens to the family until he learns how to speak like them.
Select the two pieces of evidence from paragraph 5 that best show that the narrator feels pity for the family. A considerable period elapsed before I discovered one of the causes of the uneasiness of this amiable family: it was poverty, and (A) they suffered that evil in a very distressing degree. (B) Their nourishment consisted entirely of the vegetables of their garden and the milk of one cow, which gave very little during the winter, when its masters could scarcely procure food to support it. (C) They often, I believe, suffered the pangs of hunger very poignantly, especially the two younger cottagers, (D) for several times they placed food before the old man when they reserved none for themselves.
(A) they suffered that evil in a very distressing degree.
(B) Their nourishment consisted entirely of the vegetables of their garden and the milk of one cow, which gave very little during the winter, when its masters could scarcely procure food to support it.
(C) They often, I believe, suffered the pangs of hunger very poignantly, especially the two younger cottagers,
(D) for several times they placed food before the old man when they reserved none for themselves.
How does the author’s use of the first-person narrator develop a central idea in the text?
The alien perspective of the narrator highlights the power of human relationships.
The ignorance of the narrator emphasizes the plight of uneducated people
The extreme isolation of the narrator emphasizes the distance between human beings.
The silence of the narrator highlights the superiority of actions over words.
Which two statements best describe the changes the narrator undergoes?
He loses his fear of people in general.
He learns to appreciate human bonds.
He loses his sense of being an outcast.
He learns to distinguish among the personalities of people.
He gains awareness of his native land.
What effect is created by the first paragraph of the text?
Tranquility
Humor
Terror
Suspense
Which of the following quotes from the test best supports the correct answer to question 13?
"What effect is created by the first paragraph of the text?"
“I lay on my straw.”
"What chiefly struck me was the gentle manners of these people"
"I remembered too well the treatment I had suffered the night before from the barbarous villagers."
"For the present, I would remain quietly in my hovel."
