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| Who was writing the letters? | They were written by Robert Walton. |
| To whom were the letters written? | They were written to the writer’s sister |
| Where is the writer, and why is he there? | He is in the Arctic, exploring unknown regions |
| How did Elizabeth come to live with the Frankensteins? | Victor mother asked the peasants she lived with for permission to raise her |
| Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval had been friends since childhood. | True |
| What natural phenomena influenced Frankenstein? | It was lightning. |
| What two major events happened to Frankenstein when he was seventeen? | His mother died and he went to the university at Inglostadt to study |
| Frankenstein wanted to try to create life in a test tube. | False |
| How did Frankenstein feel when his experiment succeeded, and the creature came to life? | He was horrified and disgusted. |
| What type of illness afflicted Frankenstein the day after he completed his creation? | He became ill with a fever and delirium for several months. |
| Who took care of Frankenstein during his illness? | Henry Clerval did. |
| From whom was the letter that Clerval gave Frankenstein when he had recovered? | It was from Elizabeth. |
| Frankenstein received news that his brother Ernest had been murdered. | False |
| Frankenstein was torn between wanting to save the accused and not wanting to reveal his horrible secret to anyone. | True |
| What happened to the accused person? | The accused person confessed under pressure, and was convicted and hanged. |
| What was Frankenstein’s state of mind after the trial and its conclusion? | He was filled with remorse for all he had done. |
| Where did Frankenstein go to seek relief? | He traveled to the Apine valley and the village of Chamounix. |
| What did the creature want of Frankenstein? | He wanted Frankenstein to listen to the account of his life so far |
| At first, the creature felt confused because of all of the new sensations of life. | True |
| The villagers the creature encountered were awed and worshiped the creature as a god. | False |
| Where did the creature take shelter? | He stayed in a lean-to attached to a cottage |
| How did the creature learn to speak and to read? | He observed and listened to the cottagers. |
| The elder De Lacey was blind, and therefore could not see how hideous the creature looked. He invited the creature in and agreed to listen to his story. | True |
| What was the reaction of the rest of the De Lacey family when they saw the creature? | Agatha fainted, Safie fled, and Felix hit him with a stick until he left the cottage |
| When the creature found that the De Laceys had moved out of the cottage, he moved in. | False |
| Whom did the creature save? | He saved a girl from drowning. |
| Why did the creature seize the small boy, William Frankenstein? | He wanted to educate him to become a companion. |
| What did the creature do to the boy? | He strangled the boy. |
| The creature was delighted that he was able to create despair for his creator. | True |
| Why did the creature put the locket in Justine’s pocket? | He intended that she should take the blame for the murder. |
| The creature asked Frankenstein to teach him how to create another life. | False |
| At first Frankenstein refused, but as the creature continued his argument, Frankenstein felt compassion for him, and finally agreed to the creature’s request. | True |
| What threat did the creature make when Frankenstein backed out on their agreement? | He said, “I will be with you on your wedding night.” |
| What happened to Frankenstein when he landed his boat? | He was accused of murder. |
| At the trial, Frankenstein was found innocent by reason of insanity. | False |
| What happened on Frankenstein and Elizabeth’s wedding night? | The creature broke into the room and killed Elizabeth. |
| Frankenstein’s father went insane with grief and had to be institutionalized. | False |
| The magistrate believed Frankenstein’s story, but said that he didn’t think he and his men would be successful in catching the creature. | True |
| What did Frankenstein do after he left the magistrate? | He decided to pursue the creature and kill him |
| What request did Frankenstein make of Robert Walton? | He asked Walton to destroy the creature if he ever had the opportunity |
| The creature strangled Victor Frankenstein. | False |
| What happened to the creature? | He floated away into the darkness on an ice raft. |
