Characters
Places
Plot
Evidence and Accusations
Feelings and Ideas
100

Who goes with Victor to the university?

Henry

100

Which city does Victor want to return to see his family?

Geneva

100

What subject does Victor decide to study with Henry?

Languages

100

What is found in Justine's pocket?

William's locket

100

How does Victor feel when his teachers talk about science?

Very ill

200

Which family member is found dead under a tree?

William

200

Where do Henry and Victor go for a week before Victor leaves in the spring?

The mountains near Ingolstadt

200

What important item was stolen from William?

His locket with his mother's picture in it

200

Who says they have caught William's killer?

Ernest

200

How does Victor feel after changing from science to languages?

A lot better

300

Who is accused of killing William?

Justine Moritz

300

What place does Victor cross by boat on his way to Plainpalais?

The lake

300

Why does Victor stay in Ingolstadt for the winter?

The weather is bad, with snow and cold nights

300

What does Justine say may have happened to the locket?

The killer may have put it in her pocket

300

What does Victor suddenly understand when he sees the monster near Plainpalais?

That the monster is William's killer

400

Who tries to defend Justine by saying she is good and not a killer?

Elizabeth

400

Where does Victor first see the monster again?

Under some trees near Plainpalais

400

Why does Victor take a boat instead of entering Geneva through the town?

It is dark and the town gates are closed

400

What does Justine finally tell the lawyers?

That she was the boy's killer

400

What does Victor want to forget after Justine dies?

The past months

500

Who pressures Justine until she says she is guilty?

A priest

500

What is the name of the country house the family goes to after Justine dies?

Belrive

500

Why does Victor say nothing about the monster when Justine is accused?

He thinks nobody will believe his mad story about bringing life to a dead body

500

Who gives the decision that Justine must die?

The judge

500

Why does Victor decide to stay alive in the end?

For Elizabeth, his father, and Ernest