Frankenstien Chapters 1-6 test
How does Dr. Frankenstien feel about his creation? What does he do after the creature comes to life?
Breathless horror and disgust fill his heart when he sees the creature. He runs from the room.
Who do you suppose will be the narrator of Chapter I?
Chapter I, which begins the introduction of the main characters and established the setting of the novel, is narrated by Victor Frankenstien as a first-person participant.
After creating the monster, what does Victor study now?
He studies Oriental languages and literature like Henry to find instruction and consolation. It is a temporary study for amusement.
What happens to Victor near the completion of his task?
He talls us that he becomes anxious and nervous to a pained degree.
What does Victor want to accomplish in life?
He wants to find the elixir of life and banish disease from mankind.
Why does Victor turn to the study of mathmatics? What prevents him from continuing his study?
He wants to study real knowledge, and he believes that destiny has decided something else for him.
After hearing Mr. Waldman's lectures, what does Victor plan to do?
He will return to his ancient studies and tells Mr. Waldman of his plans to study them and chemistry. Mr. Waldman encourages his studies and suggests others to aid his pursuit.
Who is Henry Clerval? What is he like? How is he different from Victor?
Henry is a boyhood friend of Victor's. Henry is adventurous; he is interested in romances and the moral relations of things.
How has the narrator Robert Walton prepared for his great enterprise? What gives him the idea?
He has become an able-bodied seaman by traveling for six years on many expeditions in the northern seas. Now in Petersburg, Russia, he has acquired a ship, crew, and lieutenant. He first dreams of this voyage while reading many adventurous accounts of early sailors. He reads these in his childhood while living with his uncle Thomas after his father's death.
What task does Victor begin? Describe Victor's feelings as he goes about his task.
He is going to create a being of gigantic stature. "A new species would bless me as its creator; many happy and excellent netures would owe their being to me."
What story is the stranger going to tell Walton? Why is he going to share this story?
He is going to tell Walton the events that destroyed his family and himself. He feels Walton is about to make the same mistakes and wants to spare him the same fate.
Describe Henry's mood at the end of the chapter.
He is in good spiritsand says he experiences great joy and hilarity.
At age eighteen what does Victor say is his passion, and what is the eventual result of it?
He loves he works of Agrippa, and his leads to his ruin.
Describe Victor Frankenstien's dream.
He sees Elizabeth; when he kisses her, she dies and turns into his dead mother and some zombie-like creature.
What does Victor's mother say she wants for Victor and Elizabeth?
She wants them to be married.
How does Henry's father relate to the themes of power and friendship?
Despite the wishes of both young men, the father has the power to separate the frieds from each other.
Who is Elizabeth? Describe her. How does she come to join the Frankenstien family?
Elizabeth is the child of nobles who died, and she is adopted by Victor's mother.
How do people react to Elizabeth? How does Victor feel about Elizabeth?
Everyone loves her. Victor believes that she is his to love and protect.
What does Frankenstien do when the creature reaches out to him?
Frankenstiein feels repulsion and dusgust when the creature tries to make friendly contact.
What time of year is it when Walton begins his voyage?
HE starts his voyage at the earliest beginning of spring, so he can arrive at the Pole in summer and return before the upcoming fall and winter.
During Victor's study of anatomy, what is it that keeps him from going home? What does he discover?
He becomes interested in the manner of which life is generated. After much labor, he discovers the secret of how life is generated.
Why does Victor refuse to explain to Walton what he has discovered?
He believes the knowledge will bring Walton only destruction and misery. "Learn from me...how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge." (pg. 31)
What kind of studies does Victor say people should avoid?
He believes they should avoid those studies that weaken affections and destroy the taste for simple pleasures; man should preserve a calm and peaceful mind.
How does Victor feel when he realizes his creation has left his apartment? How does he behave right after this realization?
He feels great relief and good fortune. He jumps over chairs with a wild, heartless laughter at the monster's absence.
After two years of study, why does Victor consider going home?
He feels he has learned all that the professors can teach.
Identify the misfortune which he views as an omen of his future misery before he leaves for the university.
His mother dies of scarlet fever.
Describe the strange thing that is seen by Walton and his crew.
Initiallythey see a dog sled pulling a gigantic being in the shape of a man.
Describe the appearance of the creature that Frankenstien creates.
It has white, watery eyes and a shriveled, yellowish complexion with straight lips. It is large in stature.
The novel begins with a series of letters in which the narrator of the novel is writing his thoughts and plans to his sister. Where is the narrator going? Why has he chosen to make this voyage? Of what does the narrator dream?
Robert is narrating in first person from the participant point of view. He is attempring to be the first person to sail to reach the North Pole. He us pursuing this goal for personal gain and glory. He is not concerned with the possible cost in the suffering of his crew or even the benefits this exploration willl provide to mankind. He thinks only of the glory and fame that will be his.
How does Elizabeth affect Victor and Henry?
She softens their passions and improves their character.
How does this man react to Walton's dream of gold?
The dtranger is horrified by Walton;s goal because he sees himself in Walton. He fears Walton is doomed to make the same tragic mistakes he has made. He fears for Walton's safety and the crew's lives.
What does Victor find very tormenting?
The very sight of chemical instruments renews his agony over his creation. When he is praised for his scientific knowledge, he becomes agitared.
What are Frankenstien's parents like? How do they feel about each other and about their child?
They are from a distinguished family and they are devoted to each other and their child.
Describe the man who later is brought on the ship. What does the man ask that is astonishing to Walton? Why do you suppose he asks this; what does he want to do?
They find a European man who is totally exhausted and emaciated by hunger. He is in the worst possible physical condition. It is surprising that he asks Walton what his destination is. Instead of seeking aid for his suffering, the man wants help in continuing his pursuit of the monster they saw earlier. Walton begins to love the man as a brother and sees him the friend he desired.
Why does Victor not want to study the contemporary scientists suggested by M. Kremps?
Victor has contempt for the uses of modern natural philosophy; he believes the older, natural philosophies seek immorality and power while the modern ones are just busy proving the old ones wrong.
How are Victor and Elizabeth different? What kind of person is Victor?
Victor is curious to learn the hidden laws of nature, While Elizabeth, his companion, delights in the apperances of things, he investigetes their causes.
Why does Walton want a friend? How dies he define a friend?
Walton is lonely and has no one who shares his values or intrests.
Walton says he is a "Romantic." What is a Romantic person like?
Walton listens to his heart instead of his mind. As a Romantic, he is concerned with the individual, focusing on his subjective experiences. He is irrational, imaginative, and emotional. He also finds peace in nature and admires its beauty.
Henry cannot accompany Victor to the university, why?
henry's father will not allow him to go. He is a narrow-minded person, who sees only idleness in his son's ambitions.
