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1
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What was Shelley’s inspiration for Frankenstein?

A

Ghost stories and nightmares

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2
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What is the eternal theme of Frankenstein?

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Human technology can create monsters

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3
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What is the link between Prometheus and Frankenstein?

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Both abused power and it got them in trouble.

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4
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Why does Victor reject the monster?

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Because he realizes what he made.

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What favor does the monster ask of Victor?

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Create a bride for him.

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6
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What format is the story written?

A

Frame story

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Victors parents are what kind of people?

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Wonderful and kind.

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Who was not born wealthy, nor did they live a life of poverty in the story?

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Walton

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9
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What character traits describe the women in Frankenstein?

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They’re caretakers, they love deeply and do what they’re told.

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What do Victor’s parents wish for Victor and Elizabeth?

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That they will marry someday.

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11
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Why does Victor create a human?

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To discover how to save people from death.

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12
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How long did it take to create the monster?

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About nine months.

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What poem does Victor quote in the streets of Ingolstat after the monster is “born”?

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“Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

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14
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What words describe Justine Moritz?

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Moral and virtuous.

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15
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How does Victor usually feel when he spends time in nature?

A

Happy and peaceful.

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16
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Victor returns home when what happens?

A

William is murdered.

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17
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What is the evidence against Justine?

A

A locket.

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18
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Why doesn’t Victor tell the courts about the monster?

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He feels no one will believe him.

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19
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Where do the monster and Victor finally meet and talk?

A

The mountains.

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20
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The monster compares himself to which characters from the bible?

A

Adam and the fallen angel.

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21
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Who remains clam and rational during the talk between Victor and the Monster?

A

The Monster.

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22
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What is the name of the family the Monster spies on?

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DeLacey

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23
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Watching the DeLaceys makes the Monster feel what emotion?

A

Lonely.

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24
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He’s afraid to approach the DeLacey family. Why?

A

He doesn’t have very good luck with people’s reactions.

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25
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What separates the Monster from the human race?

A

His appearance.

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26
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Who enters as a visitor from afar to the DeLacey home?

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Safie

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27
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What is the title of the book Felix teaches Safie (and Derp) from?

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Ruins of the Empires

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28
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What does the Monster call the DeLaceys?

A

Protectors.

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29
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Why was Safie’s father condemned?

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Wealth and Religion.

30
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Why was Felix not allowed to marry Safie?

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He was Christian.

31
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How were women viewed in Shelley’s time?

A

Irrational and unequal to men.

32
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Why does the Monster burn down the DeLacey’s cottage?

A

They moved away.

33
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Does Victor agree to build a wife for the Monster?

A

Yes.

34
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What is Victor’s father’s cure for what ails Victor?

A

Marry Elizabeth.

35
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Which character is the most moderate about life and education?

A

Henry

36
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When Victor arrives in Ireland, what is he shown?

A

Henry’s dead body.

37
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The law let’s Victor off on the murder charge. Why?

A

He wasn’t there when it happened.

38
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What is Shelley’s example of the social justice system of the time?

A

Justine is poor and is executed, while Victor, who is rich, goes free.

39
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What is the common reaction whenever Victor tells someone about creating a monster?

A

They think he’s crazy.

40
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When does Victor say he was happy?

A

When he marries Elizabeth.

41
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Victor is mostly suffering from what emotion?

A

Melancholy.

42
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What does Victor ask of Walton?

A

Kill the Monster for him.

43
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How will the Monster die?

A

Fire

44
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What is Victor’s biggest misunderstanding?

A

Thinking he’s the target on his wedding night.

45
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Does Walton complete his mission to the North Pole?

A

No.

46
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Who are the Turks in the story?

A

Safie and her family.

47
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How does the Monster find Victor?

A

His journal papers from the lab.

48
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Who tells Victor about William’s death?

A

His father, in a letter.

49
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Who does Victor say cannot be replaced?

A

Childhood friends.

50
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What is Victor’s home town?

A

Geneva

51
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Where does Victor go to school?

A

Ingolstat

52
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What was Victor’s mother’s name?

A

Caroline

53
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Who were Victor’s brothers?

A

William and Ernest

54
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Ernest Frankenstein wants to pursue which career?

A

Military

55
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How is Justine executed?

A

She is hanged.

56
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In the story, what natural thing usually happens before someone dies?

A

A storm hits.

57
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How many characters die in the story?

A

Seven (Caroline, Alphonse, William, Justine, Clerval, Elizabeth, Victor)

58
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What language do the DeLaceys speak?

A

French

59
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What is Walton’s dream?

A

To “discover” the Arctic.

60
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What two things stop Walton from reaching his goal?

A

Ice and his men.

61
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What is Walton’s sister’s name?

A

Margaret

62
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What did Prometheus do?

A

Stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.

63
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What was Mary W. Shelley’s husband’s profession?

A

Poet

64
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About how old was Shelley when she wrote Frankenstein?

A

17-18.

65
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For which family member’s death is the Monster not responsible?

A

Victor’s brother, Ernest.

66
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How are Elizabeth and Victor related?

A

Elizabeth is his adopted sister and his wife, for a minute.

67
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Where does Victor dispose of the female creation’s body parts?

A

the lake

68
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Who are Kempe and Waldman?

A

Victor’s professors at Ingolstat

69
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What does Victor do after he brings the monster to life?

A

Takes a nap.

70
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What does Derp think of his reflection?

A

He can’t believe how ugly he is!

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