Frankenstein: Chapters 11-16

How does the creature learn about fire?

• He sees villagers using it.

• He discovers it in the forest and experiments with it.

• He is taught by Victor.

• He reads about it in a book.

What is the creature’s initial reaction to the De Lacey family?

• Fear

• Anger

• Admiration

• Indifference

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How does the creature first attempt to help the De Lacey family?

• By teaching them to read

• By leaving firewood for them

• By repairing their house

• By gathering food for them

Why is the creature hopeful when he meets the blind De Lacey?

• He believes the blind man will not judge him by his appearance.

• He wants to prove his intelligence.

• He plans to ask the blind man for shelter.

• He hopes the blind man will teach him music.

What books does the creature find and read?

• Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives, and The Sorrows of Werter

• Paradise Lost, Robinson Crusoe, and The Iliad

• The Sorrows of Werter, The Odyssey, and The Bible

• The Iliad, Plutarch's Lives, and Paradise Lost

What motivates the creature to approach the De Lacey family?

• Loneliness and a desire for companionship

• Revenge against Victor

• Curiosity about human relationships

• Hunger and desperation

What happens when the creature reveals himself to the De Lacey family?

• They accept him.

• They run away in fear.

• Felix attacks him.

• Agatha faints, and the creature is embraced by the blind man.

What does the creature demand of Victor?

• That Victor create a companion for him

• That Victor destroy him

• That Victor introduce him to society

• That Victor teach him to read

How does the creature learn about his own origins?

• He reads Victor’s journal.

• He overhears villagers talking.

• He asks the blind De Lacey.

• He pieces it together from the books he reads.

What event finally drives the creature to declare vengeance against humanity?

• The De Lacey family’s rejection

• The destruction of the fire he builds

• His encounter with William

• His inability to speak with Victor