Frankenstein quiz 7-18
What does the creature do after Felix and Agatha reject him?
He burns down their cottage and heads to Geneva
What does the creature expect De Lacey to do when he approaches him?
He expects them to see past his deformities and befriend him.
What event further confirms the creature's hatred of humans?
He sees a girl drowning and he saves her, but he gets shot by the girl's dad
What is one way that the creature shows a sense of morality?
He stops stealing food from the DeLacey family and he chops wood for them.
What does the creature say he will do if Victor makes him a female companion?
He will leave him alone
What terrified the creature?
His own reflection
What does Victor credit for giving him "the greatest consolation that I was capable of receiving" after the deaths of William and Justine?
nature (the beauty, terror, and excitement of mountains and glaciers)
What are the reasons that the creature lists for being powerless in society?
no money, no friends, no property
How do the people in the first village that the creature visits react to him?
some attack him and others run away in fear
What is not one of the ways the creature satisfied his basic needs shortly after he came to life?
using a wild horse for transportation
What does the creature accuse Victor of treating like "sport"?
Life
Why is Justine implicated in William's murder?
The monster framed her by placing a the locket picture in her dress pocket
How was William murdered?
The monster strangled him
What similarities do you see between Victor and the Monster? Do Victor and the monster become more similar as the novel goes on?
They are similar because Victor created the monster like himself. They both have a desire for knowledge, and they are both isolated. They become more similar because the creature becomes obsessive and determined like his creator.
What does the creature say made him a "fiend" (a devil or evil being)?
all the hatred, misery and rejection from others
What does the creature say would be the only reasons that Victor would have for denying him his wish of a female companion?
cruelty would be the only reason. He doesn't want to bring another dangerous creature into the world.
The specific questions that the creature puzzled over were mainly centered on what topic?
identity (who am I? where am i from?)
What are the human activities that the creature learns about from the family in the cottage?
learns about families and their love for each other, mannars, government, religion, different countries