Characters
Who is telling the story at the end of the book?
Captain Walton/Robert Walton
How is the monster like a baby when it is first alive?
Doesn't know how to read/write/speak, doesn't know anything
Why did Victor go to England?
To talk to scientists about new scientific breakthroughs.
What warning does the monster give Victor after he destroys the female monster?
"I will be with you on your wedding night."
This character comes to visit Victor when he is in jail.
Alphonse/Victor's father
How does the monster learn to read and write?
Spying on a family in a cottage
Why did Victor go to a distant, remote island to work on the female monster?
He didn't want anyone to know what he was doing.
Why is Victor arrested in Ireland?
The Irish villagers think Victor was the one who murdered Henry
Which Frankenstein family member survives the novel?
Name THREE times the monster is rejected
-Rejected by Victor
-Rejected by old man in the cottage
-Rejected by the people in the town
-Rejected by the DeLacey's (cottage family)
-Shot by the little girl's father
-Rejected by William
What are three reasons Victor decides not to create the female monster? (3 answers)
1. She might already be evil
2. She might refuse to be the monster's wife
3. They might have children and create a race of monsters
What is Victor's last request of Captain Walton? Why doesn't the Captain do it? (2 parts)
Victor asks Captain Walton to kill the monster.
Captain Walton doesn't do it because he has no weapon and the monster is powerful.
Old Man DeLacy
Agatha DeLacy/Daughter
Felix DeLacy/Son
Safie/Felix's Girlfriend
What demand does the monster make from Victor?
Create a female monster to be his mate/wife
Why did Victor leave Geneva forever?
Everyone he loved (except Ernest) was dead, there was nothing left for him.
Why did the monster say he had become evil?
Nobody loved him/everyone was cruel to him/he was alone
These characters are killed by the monster or their deaths are caused by the monster's actions.
(Six answers, you need five - covers entire book)
William
Justine
Alphonse (Victor's dad)
Henry
Elizabeth
Victor
What does the monster say his final fate will be?
He plans to go far to the north and kill himself.
How did Victor get to the Arctic where Captain Walton found him?
He was chasing the monster, and it fled into the Arctic.
Lit Terms! Which kinds of conflict are these:
(5 answers)
1. Victor gets lost in a storm at sea and nearly drowns
2. Victor chases the monster across the world, swearing revenge for his murdered family.
3. The monster wanted to be good, but the world and everyone in it was cruel to him.
4. Victor is torn up by guilt over his dead family members.
5. Victor tried use science to conquer death, but accidentally created an unstoppable monster instead
1. Man vs. Nature
2. Man vs. Man
3. Man vs. Society
4. Man vs. Self
5. Man vs. Technology