Letters ,Chapters 1, 2Made by Group 5

Frankenstein Quiz

Quiz Time!!!

Question 1 (Cindy)

What does Robert Walton do during his voyage?(Choose the wrong one)

1) Meeting Victor Frankenstein2) Understanding his crew more3) Writing a book about Frankenstein4) Trying to find a passage at the pole to the “unvisited countries” (a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean)5) Writing to his sister

Question 2What makes Robert Walton different from

Frankenstein?

1)His desires for glory and the marvelous2)His connection to his sister 3)His need of a friend to “regulate his

mind” 4)His being wild and romantic

Question 3 (Phoebe Chen)

The captain, Robert Walton, pursues knowledge and wisdom as well as Frankenstein. Why does Frankenstein tell him his sad story? (pp. 29-30)

1)   Frankenstein thinks that Walton is not capable enough to face dangers.2)   Frankenstein hopes that his experience can either offer Walton a direction or a consolation.3)   Frankenstein does want Walton to surpass him in the field of science. 4)  Frankenstein thinks the pursuit of knowledge will be a “serpent” to sting the pursuer.

Question 4 (Stephanie and Grace)

About Frankenstein's personality, childhood, and interests. Choose the WRONG one.

1) He possess great affection toward natural philosophy2) He was prone to avoiding crowds and attaching himself to only a few people. 3) He regards Elizabeth as a saint who, however, cannot soften his rough nature. 4) He grew up in a family that showered him with love and kindness.

Question 5Which of the following is NOT characteristics

of Frankenstein’s family and friends? 1)They all serve as a foil to his wild and

passionate temperament. 2)Both his mother Caroline and Elizabeth are

orphans with natural beauty and kindness. 3)His friend, Clerval, is interested in poetry and

“the moral relations of things,” while he is interested in sciences and “the secrets of heaven and earth.”

4)His parents are partly responsible for his not being patient or self-controlled.

Question 6 (Vivian)

During a raging storm, Victor witnesses how lightning destroys a tree near his house. Which of the following is NOT the significance of this event? 1) It convinces him of alchemy’s datedness and turns him from the traditional field of natural philosophy towards modern sciences.2) He turns to study mathematics. 3) He feels happy and tranquil about this change of direction. 4) It makes him determined to go to Ingolstadt to study.

Essay Question (Susan and Grace)

How is the appearance of the “stranger” significant in the book Frankenstein? And to Robert Walton?

Letter 4: On perceiving me, the stranger addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent. "Before I come on board your vessel," said he, "will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?"

Essay Question continued…The appearance of “the stranger” (as you will

later read in the book, is Victor Frankenstein) leads to the unfolding of the entire story of the creation of a monster that Frankenstein is about. Victor Frankenstein, as the creator of said monster, is the protagonist. His early appearance leads to our understanding of his personality traits from Robert Walton’s point of view which will influence the further reading of the novel for us.

Eyes-- expression of wildness and even madness

foreboding: “His limbs were nearly frozen, and his body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and suffering. I never saw a man in so wretched a condition.” (25)

Essay Question continued…With his appearance, Walton’s need of a

courageous friend, to share his thoughts and feelings, is fulfilled, since Walton wanted a friend to share his passion and ambition in exploring the Pole with. After Frankenstein recovers from his dreadful state, he and Walton gradually becomes closer – the finding a brother delights Walton. He finds Frankenstein “gentle, yet so wise; his mind is so cultivated and when he speaks, although his words are culled with the choicest art, yet they flow with rapidity and unparalleled eloquence.” (pg.27)

Are Walton and Frankenstein brothers? Soul-mates…? Or lovers…?