The Birth of Frankenstein Monster- NGRT Passage Comprehension

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It was on a ___1__ night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my tolls.

• enchanting

• dreary

• clear

• peaceful

• sultry

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With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a ___2__ of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.

• knowledge

• life

• spark

• smell

• pain

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It was already one in the morning; the rain ___3__ dismally against the panes...

• pattered

• churned

• poured

• tumbled

• flowed

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and my candle was ___4__ burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light...

• entirely

• unfortunately

• utterly

• unexpectedly

• nearly

How was the narrator feeling at the start of the passage?

• aggressive

• appalled

• argumentative

• apologetic

• apprehensive

What is the first sign of the life shown by the 'creature'?

• It fell at his feet.

• It blew out the candle.

• It opened an eye.

• It drew a deep breath.

• It twitched its arm.

Which pair of the monster's features was the narrator most pleased with?

• his limbs and his skin

• his teeth and eyes

• his lips and skin

• his limbs and his complexion

• his teeth and his hair

The sentence beginning 'I had desired it with an ardour'... seems to divide into two parts. What is the difference between the focus of the first part and that of the second?

• The first part is set in the past and the second part is set in the future.

• The first part describes the narrator's dream; the second his disillusionment.

• The first part is about the narrator and the second is about the monster.

• The first part stresses the narrator's overwork and the second his weariness.

• The first part tells how he felt out of control, the second show how he regained his composure.

What is the main reason the narrator wishes to sleep?

• He has been working hard and is tired.

• He wants to be in a different room from the monster.

• He wants to forget everything.

• He has a busy day ahead.

• He enjoys dreaming.

What type of text is this?

• a scientific treatise

• a personal diary

• an autobiography

• a horror novel

• a news report