Mary Shelley

Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman?

• a Mary Shelley

• b Mary’s father

• c Mary’s mother

• d Mary's husband

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2 Mary met Percy Shelley because of his admiration for...

• a Lord Byron

• b her father

• c William Wordsworth

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3 Which word best describes William Godwin’s feelings about his daughter’s relationship with Shelley?

• a disapproval

• b delight

• c concern

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How old was Mary when she finished writing Frankenstein?

• a 18

• b 20

• c 21

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5 How many children did Mary give birth to?

• a three

• b four

• c five

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6 Percy Shelley died in...

• a London

• b bed

• c Italy

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7 What was unusual about Mary’s upbringing?

• intellectual family

• poor family

• problems her parents had

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8 What kind of person do you think Mary Shelley was?

• Mary must have been quite headstrong – she ignored her father’s wishes and appeared unconcerned about the scandal she caused.

• She was intelligent, with her own views on various social and political issues.

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9. Frankenstein is part of a group of novels which are defined as Gothic. Gothic novels consist of stories which have certain distinct characteristics:

• they are set in dark, lonely buildings or places

• they are set the story in a humorous way

• they show an interest in the return of something buried from the past

• they try to make the reader feel horrified or afraid

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the most important person in the story

• protagonist

• villain

• victim

• second lead

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