Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein. “The silver hair and benevolent countenance of the aged cottager, won my reverence.”
A. compassionate
B. hostile
C. indifferent
D. mysterious
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

“I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated as well as a capacious mind.”
A. busy
B. deteriorating
C. serene
D. vast
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

‘There was a certain dignity...which in his own house was replaced by the greatest affability and kindness.”
A. curiosity
B. friendliness
C. mystery
D. reservation
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

“His gentleness was never tinged by dogmatism.”
A. arrogance
B. condemnation
C. contradiction
D. hostility
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

"A serene sky and verdant fields filled me with ecstasy."
A. deteriorating
B. lush
C. windswept
D. young
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

“I now hasten to the more moving part of my story.”
A. hurry
B. progress
C. return
D. sidestep
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

“I looked upon them as superior beings, who would be the arbiters of my future destiny.”
A. captors
B. heroes
C. judges
D. onlookers
Choose the word that best defines the italicized word from the novel Frankenstein.

“Their feelings were serene and peaceful, while mine every day became more tumultuous.”
A. assured
B. focused
C. muted
D. troubled
Which sentence from Frankenstein most directly references the title character?
A. “Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva.”
B. “The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine.”
C. “His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful.”
D. “She died calmly, and her countenance expressed affection even in death.”
Which of these is the most likely reason that Frankenstein is written in an epistolary style?
A. to sustain the reader’s interest
B. to connect the narrative to actual historical events
C. to remind the reader that it is a work of fiction
D. to create a tone of realism
For which of these reasons would a reader of Frankenstein most likely find the creature somewhat sympathetic?
A. his desire for vengeance
B. his ability to elude capture
C. his high level of intelligence
D. his isolation from humanity
Which excerpt from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein most clearly indicates Victor’s state of mind once he has created life?
A. "... I was surprised that... I alone should be reserved to discover so astonishing a secret.”
B. “Nor could I consider the magnitude and complexity of my plan as any argument of its impracticability.”
C. “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom... I had endeavored to form?”
D. “When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated... concerning the manner in which I should employ it.”
Which excerpt from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein most plainly exemplifies a conflict within a character?
A. “You are my creator, but I am your master; obey!”
B. “Thus ended a day memorable to me; it decided my future destiny.”
C. “Immense and rugged mountains of ice often barred up my passage...”
D. “I imagined that the monster seized me; I struggled furiously and fell down..."
“It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.”

The ominous tone of this passage is most typical of which genre of literature?
A. historical fiction
B. romantic fiction
C. gothic fiction
D. science fiction
“I passed a night of unmingled wretchedness. In the morning I went to the court; my lips and throat were parched. I dared not ask the fatal question, but I was known, and the officer guessed the cause of my visit. The ballots had been thrown; they were all black, and Justine was condemned.”

Which of these most accurately describes this narration?
A. first-person (Victor)
B. first-person (the creature)
C. third-person limited (Shelley)
D. third-person omniscient (Walton)
Read this exchange between the creature and Victor, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

“‘It is well. I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding-night.’

I started forward and exclaimed, ‘Villain! Before you sign my death-warrant, be sure that you are yourself safe.’”

What sort of revenge does the creature actually intend to take upon Victor?
A. He intends to force Victor to flee north.
B. He intends to reveal his existence to Elizabeth.
C. He intends to force Victor to create him a mate.
D. He intends to leave Victor without a mate.