Frankenstein Chapters 1-9

Perhaps oddly, the best physical features (or "luxuriances") of the creature upon its awakening are its:

• Striking blue eyes
• Flowing black hair and pearly white teeth
• Long, lean, muscular arms and legs
• Manicured hands

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What does Victor immediately do upon the awakening of his creation?

• He tries to kill the creature by reversing his experiment.
• He reports the experiment to his favorite professor,    M. Waldman.
• He runs away to his bedroom, where he tries to sleep/escape.
• He flees home to his father and Elizabeth.

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Of what does Victor dream after the first night of the creature's awakening?

• Kissing Elizabeth, only to have her turn into a corpse thereafter
• His mother, whom he now wishes he had brought back to life instead of the creature
• The creature's eyes
• His father, whom he knows he has disappointed

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When Victor brings Henry to his home and bedroom for the first time, the creature...

• Attacks Victor, having been waiting for him to return
• Is gone, having simply vanished without a trace
• Apologizes to Victor for initially scaring him
• Attacks Henry, thinking him to be a stranger and threat to his creator, Victor

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What does Henry provide Victor during his stay at Ingolstadt?

• Nurturing and care, and also a letter from home
• Money, sent from Victor's father
• Poetry, in an effort to convince him to study something other than science
• Harsh criticism of the experiments Victor has been conducting

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What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein?

• He watched a tree being hit by lightning during a storm. He became interested in the theories of electricity and galvanism.
• He watched an apple fall from a tree and became interested in gravity and inertia.
• He watched an animal die and became interested in decomposition.
• He watched the clouds and became interested in meteorology.

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What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen?

• His brother died and he decided to quit school.
• His father died and he decided to visit the Arctic.
• His mother died and he went to the university at Ingolstadt to study.
• His mother died and he gave up on his own life.

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What happened to Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation?

• He decided to continue with his research.
• He became disillusioned with life for the rest of his days.
• He became adamant about bringing other things to life.
• He became ill with a fever and delirium for several months.

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Why did everyone love Elizabeth?

• She was angelic and beautiful
• She was highly intelligent and respected
• She was outspoken and outgoing
• She was kind and benevolent

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Who was accused of committing the murder of William?

• Jean-Claude, one of the servants, was accused of committing the murder.

• Justine, who lived with the family, was accused of committing the murder.

• Frankenstein’s brother was accused of committing the murder.

• Frank, one of the boy’s friends, was accused of committing the murder.

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