Frankenstein Chapter 1

Victor Frankenstein's mother, Caroline...

• Is a scientist

• Is a former community leader who married her best friend's son

• Dies, as a result of her daughter's illness

How is Henry Clerval, Victor's best friend, most accurately characterized?

• Highly intelligent, nerdy, interested in modern-day chemistry and biology

• Chivalrous and kind, interested in heroes, legends, and the study of morality

• Sad, woeful, someone Victor loves but also pities greatly

What natural event sparks significant intrigue in the scientific mind of Victor Frankenstein?

• Earthquake that strikes Victor's hometown

• Lightening strike that burns and slices a tree in half

• Tsunami-like wave, which floods Victor's hometown

What is Victor's relationship like with his family during his two-year tenure at school?

• He is in constant communication with Elizabeth and Henry, being lonely at school.

• He has hardly no communication with them, being caught up in his science studies.

• He is in direct conflict with his father, who disagrees with his approach to science.

With what specific aspect of science does Victor become obsessed while at school?

• Relationship between science and morality

• Relationship between science and religion

• The ability to bring inanimate (or dead) objects back to life

Victor Frankenstein's sister, Elizabeth is...

• Adopted and subsequently beloved by the Frankenstein family

• Evil, in contrast to her kind brother

• A more talented scientist than her brother

Victor Frankenstein's father, Alphonse...

• Is a scientist

• Is a former community leader who married his best friend's daughter

• Is evil, in contrast to his kind wife

How does the first professor Victor meets, M. Krempe, respond to Victor's interests in ancient philosophers and scientists?

• He is rude and dismissive toward Victor, claiming that his entire childhood education was a waste.

• He is excited to have found a student who believes in the same ancient science as him.

• He is frightened of Victor and his mad and borderline evil ideas.

How does the second professor Victor meets, M. Waldman, respond to Victor's interests in ancient philosophers and scientists?

• He is rude and dismissive toward Victor, claiming that his entire childhood education was a waste.

• He is excited to have found a student who believes in the same ancient science as him.

• He claims that those scientists are outdated but still useful and encourages Victor to continue/hone his studies.

Who is the primary narrator of the novel

• Robert Walton

• Victor Frankenstein

• Elizabeth Lavenza