Frankenstein Selection Test (Ch. 15 and 17)

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

• Agatha's handkerchief

• A musical composition

In the selection from Frankenstein, why 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 De Lacey rather than one of the other cottagers?

• De Lacey cannot see him

• De Lacey plays inspiring music

• De Lacey seems unusually kind

• De Lacey 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 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

If you find something odious in the refrigerator, what would your reaction most likely be?

• to divide it into portions

• to cook it for dinner

• to wrap it neatly

• to throw it out

Which sentence best illustrates the meaning of despair?

• The teacher called on Franklin, but he apparently left class early.

• Although Gina had met her neighbor, she failed to recognize him in his uniform.

• Isaac needed to do well on the job interview, but when he saw his train pulling out of the station, he knew he would never make it on time.

• Heidi climbed the mountain and was rewarded with a great view, though she was a little disappointed that the fire tower was closed for repairs.

Which action most clearly shows that the person performing it is malicious?

• hiding a younger sibling's toy and watching them cry

• apologizing to a friend for forwarding a computer virus

• losing track of the days and missing a cousin's birthday

• accidentally tripping someone on the playground

In the selection from Frankenstein, how does the reading most clearly affect the Creature?

• It reveals aspects of the cottager's lives

• 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 the following quotes supports the answer to how reading affects the Creature?

• Fortunately the books were written in the language, the elements of which I had acquired at the cottage; they consisted of Paradise Lost, a volume of Plutarch's Lives; and the Sorrows of Werter.

• In the Sorrows of Werter, besides the interest of its simple and affecting story, so many options are canvased; so many lights, thrown upon what had hitherto been to me obscure subjects that I found in it a never-ending source of speculation and astonishment.

• The volume of Plutarch's Lives which I possessed contained the histories of the first founders of the ancient republics.

• I read it, as I had read the other volumes which had fallen into my hands, as a true history.