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WorksheetsGUIDED PRACTICE Frankenstein Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the selection from Frankenstein, what items does the Creature find that have a great effect on him? Choose two options.
an ancient map
Victor's journal
a satchel full of books
Mr. DeLacey's hankerchief
In the selection from Frankenstein, in what way does the Creature view himself as similar to Adam in Paradise Lost?
In his perfection
in his isolation
in his learning
in his sorrow
In the selection from Frankenstein, why does the Creature approach DeLacey rather than one of the other cottagers?
DeLacey can not see him
He plays inspiring music
He seems unusually king
He has much worldly knowledge
In the selection from Frankenstein, what does the Creature vow to do if Victor builds him a mate?
He will live quietly, reporting only to his master.
He will stop stealing kids and lambs from the villagers.
He will move to South America, far from human habitation.
He will spend the rest of his life making up for his misdeeds.
In the selection from Frankenstein, how does Victor feel as he returns to Geneva?
dazed and tormented
sympathetic and tender
relieved and encouraged
unappreciated and unprotected
In the selection from Frankenstein, what is one important effect of the Creature’s reading?
It reveals aspects of his own past and future.
It convinces him that he needs to learn more.
It persuades him to record his own feelings and ideas.
It opens his mind to new experiences and understandings.
Which of these lines from Frankenstein best supports one important effect of the Creature’s reading?
It reveals aspects of his own past and future.
It convinces him that he needs to learn more.
It persuades him to record his own feelings and ideas.
The cottage of my protectors had been the only school in which I had studied human nature, but this book developed new and mightier scenes of action.
In the selection from Frankenstein, what does the Creature most hope for from the people he calls his “protectors”?
to learn their reactions
to gain their friendship
to earn their gratitude
to join their family
Which sentence from Frankenstein best supports what the Creature most hopes for from the people he calls his “protectors”?
I learned, from the views of social life which it developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the vices of mankind.
They did not appear rich, but they were contented and happy; their feelings were serene and peaceful, while mine became every day more tumultuous.
The more I saw of them, the greater became my desire to claim their protection and kindness; my heart yearned to be known and loved by these amiable creatures; to see their sweet looks directed towards me with affection was the utmost limit of my ambition.
My voice, although harsh, had nothing terrible in it; I thought, therefore, that if in the absence of his children I could gain the good will and mediation of the old De Lacey, I might by his means be tolerated by my younger protectors.
"I wept bitterly, and clasping my hands in agony, I exclaimed, "Oh! stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me; if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory; let me become as nought; but if not, depart, depart, and leave me in darkness."
Which of the following is the most likely conclusion to be drawn about Victor, based on the following excerpt from Frankenstein?
He fears ridicule and scorn.
He is filled with grief and self-pity.
He is in excruciating physical pain.
He appreciates the glories of nature.
Which line from Frankenstein most clearly indicates that Victor is deeply torn in his reaction to the Creature’s request for a companion?
His tale and the feelings he now expressed proved him to be a creature of fine sensations, and did I not as his maker owe him all the portion of happiness that it was in my power to bestow?
You will return and again seek their kindness, and you will meet with their detestation; your evil passions will be renewed, and you will then have a companion to aid you in the task of destruction.
I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him, but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred.
Turning to him, therefore, I said, “I consent to your demand, on your solemn oath to quit Europe forever, and every other place in the neighborhood of man, as soon as I shall deliver into your hands a female who will accompany you in your exile.”
Which conflicting feelings is Victor torn between in regards to the Creature's request for a companion?
control and scientific ability
sympathy and physical loathing
responsibility to the Creature and to humanity
understanding of the Creature and of the cottagers
“Many times I considered Satan as the fitter emblem of my condition, for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me.”
In which of the following ways is the Creature typical of characters in Gothic literature?
He is tormented.
He finds comfort in religion.
He seems mysterious.
He has supernatural powers.
"The latter part of his tale had kindled anew in me the anger that had died away while he narrated his peaceful life among the cottagers, and as he said this I could no longer suppress the rage that burned within me."
Based on the text above, which feature of Gothic literature is most clearly illustrated by the following excerpt from Frankenstein?
gloomy setting
intense emotion
mystery and terror
supernatural events
In Chapter 15, the Creature tells his story, which takes place in an Alpine village. What major difference between Chapters 15 and 17 of Frankenstein is typical of Gothic literature?
a difference in tone
a sudden flashback in time
a change in the narrative point of view
a transformation to a more pleasant setting
