Chapter 7 Frankenstein

What did Victor experience as he crossed the lake to Plainpalais?

He experienced a lightning storm.

For how many days did Victor stay in Lausanne?

2 days.

How many years had elapsed since Victor made the creature, when he encountered the creature again?

2 years.

At what time did Victor enter his father's house?

5 o'clock in the morning.

How many years had passed since Victor had been at his father's house?

6 years.

What sat on the mantle at Victor's father's house?

A portrait of Caroline Beaufort, his mother, kneeling besides the coffin of her own dead father, along with a miniature of William.

How did Victor describe the scene when he arrived home?

As a vast and dim scene of evil, where he foresaw that he was to become the most wretched of all human beings.

At what time was William's body found?

At 5 o'clock.

Why does Elizabeth say their misfortune is "twice as hard" in chapter 7?

Both William has been murdered, and Justine implicated in it.

Describe the pace of Victor's journey back to Geneva.

He hurried at first, but slowed down as he got nearer to his home.

What is Clerval's reaction to William's death?

He is also devastated, and cries.

What event is Victor at when he rows around the lake the night he returns to Geneva?

He is at a crossroads.

Who, along with Victor, also believes that Justine is innocent?

Elizabeth Lavenza.

What does Ernest say to Victor in the library at their home?

Ernest says that he wished Victor arrived 3 months earlier, when William hadn't died yet, and that Justine Moritz had been discovered as the murderer.

How does Victor justify not telling his story to stop Justine's death?

He believed that Justine would be acquitted, and that no amount of evidence would be strong enough to convict her. He also thought that nobody would believe him.

What does Victor see during the thunderstorm?

He sees the creature he animated.

How did Victor spend the night he returned to Geneva after spotting the creature?

He spent it, cold and wet, in the open air. He considered his bad life choice of animating the creature he had made.

How does Victor's father end his letter to Victor?

He tells Victor to return with feelings of kindness and affection for those who love him instead of hatred for his enemies.

What does Alphonse say about Victor's mother in his letter to Victor?

He thanks God that she is not alive to see the death of William.

What is Victor's reaction of the news of Justine being implicated in William's murder?

He thinks that she is wrongfully accused.

How did Victor rationalize not starting the search for the monster, who he thought was the murderer of William?

He thought that nobody would believe him, since he had fallen ill when he created the monster, and that the monster would evade any pursuit anyways because of its superhuman abilities.

What did Victor do upon dawn?

He went to his father's house.

What were Ernest and Victor probably playing?

Hide and Seek.

What does Victor say is proof that the creature killed William?

The mere presence of the idea that the creature killed William.

What does Victor's father say at the end of Chapter 7 to console Elizabeth

If she is innocent, she will be acquitted by the justice of the law, and that he would prevent any partiality.

What does the first paragraph of Alphonse's letter to Victor while Victor is in Ingolstadt say?

It says how Alphonse considered writing only a few lines setting the date for Victor's return, and also communicates that something very bad has happened.

What did the creature do while Victor was watching it after rowing around the lake in a thunderstorm?

It summited the nearly vertical ascent of Mont Saleve, and disappeared.

Where did Victor stay during his journey home?

Lausanne.

Where was William murdered?

Plainpalais.

What was Elizabeth's reaction after she examined William's corpse?

She fainted.

Why does Elizabeth assume it is her fault that William was murdered?

She thinks the necklace she gave William cause somebody to mug and murder William.

What is the main piece of evidence pointing to Justine being William's murderer?

That upon hearing of William's murderer, Justin had been confined to bed several days, during which time the stolen necklace had been found in her possession.

Why did Victor decide to visit Plainpalais?

The gates to Geneva were closed, and he couldn't sleep.

What was missing from William's neck when his corpse was found?

The necklace that Elizabeth had given him.

What were on William's neck when his corpse was found?

The prints of the murderer's fingers.

What calmed Victor during his journey to Geneva?

The snowy mountains, placid lake, and generally the scenery.

What does Victor think his creation did?

Victor thinks his creation killed William.

What did Victor decide to do the night he arrived at Geneva?

Visit Plainpalais, where William had been killed.

What terrible thing has happened to the Frankenstein family?

William has been murdered.

What does Victor say the thunderstorm is?

William's funeral dirge.