AP English Literature & Composition

Ms. Burke and Mrs. Richard

Frankenstein Reading Quiz 1

name:____________________

Letters 1-4; Chapters 1-5

date: _____________________

_____1. Which of the following statements captures Waltons shift in tone from Letter 1 to Letter 2?
a. from anxious and fearful to bold and
determined
b. from lonely and despairing to
cheerful and enthusiastic

c. from eager enthusiasm to lonely

desperation
d. from bitter anger to resolved
determination

_____ 2. What desire does Walton express in Letter 2?

a. companionship
d. to discover the secrets of life and
b. better funding for his expedition
death
c. to be joined by his sister, Mrs.
Margaret Saville
_____ 3. The benevolence of Victors family can be seen in which of the following statements?
a. Victors father protects and cares for
Caroline after Beauforts death.
b. Caroline adopts the young orphan of
a Milanese nobleman.

c. Victors parents are loving,

indulgent parents whose chief
interest is Victors happiness.
d. All of the above

4. Three major events from Victor Frankensteins youth (ages 13, 15, and 17) had a powerful impact
on his development. They concerned his reading, a natural phenomenon, and a family event. Discuss one
of these events in detail, explaining the influence it had on Victor.
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5. Describing his childhood relationship to his parents, Victor remarks,
I was their plaything and their idol, and something bettertheir
child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed on them
by heaven, whom to bring up to good, and whose future
lot it was in their hands to direct to happiness or misery,
according as they fulfilled their duties towards me. (29)
Compare/contrast this description with Victors reaction to the innocent and helpless creature that he
creates himself, as described in Chapter 5. Continue your response on the back of the page, as needed.
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