Victor Frankenstein
What important person died when Victor was young?
His mom
Where was Captain Walton traveling to when he found Frankenstein?
The North Pole
What was Victor's favorite subject in school?
Chemistry
What color was the Monster's skin?
Yellow
How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?
18
What is Victor's biggest regrets?
Creating the monster
What did Captain Walton want to discover?
Several things: what makes magnets point north, a secret passage between the oceans, or whatever cool thing he could find.
What was the name of the professor that supported Victor in college?
M.Waldman
What does the Monster do as soon as he wakes up?
Why did Mary Shelley publish Frankenstein anonymously at first?
What is the name of Victo's childhood best friend?
Henry Clerval
Why doesn't Captain Walton feel connected to any of his crewmates?
He feels like they aren't as intelligent has him.
What did Victor do to gain the admiration of his professors?
He found a way to improve the university's chemical instruments.
The Monster was brought to life during which month of the year?
November
What was the "contest" that inspired Frankenstein?
A ghost story writing contest between Shelley and her friends.
What was Victor's reaction to bringing his monster to life?
He ran away.
Why is Captain Walton so enamored with Victor?
He feels like Frankenstein is his intellectual equal.
Who nursed Victor back to health after he fell ill in college?
Hendry Clerval.
What was the source of the Monster's body?
Graveyards and Charnel Houses
What genre is Mary Shelley credited for inventing?
Science Fiction
What does Victor dream of after creating the Monster?
He kisses Elizabeth, and she turns into his dead mother.
What city did Captain Walton set sail from?
St. Petersburg, Russia
How many years was Victor cooped up in his college lab before he saw his family and friends?
2 years
What horrific, biblical place is alluded to when Victor describes the Monster?
Hell
What did Mary Shelley do with her husband's heart after he died?
She kept in her writing desk.