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FRANKENSTEIN chaps 4 & 5
FRANKENSTEIN chaps 4 & 5
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Detailed questions about Vol I, chaps. 4-5 of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN
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1
What is VF’s reaction upon first seeing his creation alive?
Horror and disgust
Disappointment
Relief
Extreme happiness
2
At the beginning of chap. 4, how long has it been since VF has been home to Geneva?
Three years
One year
Two years
Six months
3
Walton breaks frame & wants to know what VF discovered. Which does VF NOT say in reply?
"My friend, you expect to be informed of the secret"
"Listen, my friend, and my tale will reveal all"
"Learn from me how dangerous is knowledge"
"I will not lead you on... to your destruction"
4
Unexpectedly VF meets whom?
His father
His adopted sister Elizabeth
His professor M. Krempe
His old friend Henry
5
Which of the following does VF NOT call his creation?
Wretch
Demoniacal corpse
Satan
Creature
6
Why does VF decide to make “the being of gigantic stature”?
Smallness of parts is a hindrance
In future he'll want help lifting things
Bigger is better looking
VF's own father is very tall and broad shouldered
7
VF stays up very late every night studying what unpleasant thing?
Bloody surgeries
Animals in pain
Decay and waste of the human body
His chemistry text book
8
VF describes “a sudden light [which] broke in upon me.” What does he mean by this?
His discovery of the philosopher's stone
His realization that M. Krempe has made a discovery
His discovery of the cause and generation of life
His landlady opening the morning curtains
9
VF collects “the instruments of life around me.” Pick any of the ones he names.
Scalpels
Fire and "smokey" chemicals
No instruments are named
Cables to direct electricity
10
How long is VF sick?
A couple of weeks
A couple of months
A couple of days
More than three months
11
VF is vague about how he makes “the being.” Which is NOT something VF does to create it?
Digs up graves
Collects brains from the morgue
Collects bones from "charnel" houses
Tortures living animals
12
In what month of the year does VF complete his creation?
June
November
September
February
13
Who is VF’s favorite professor and what does he teach?
M. Waldman, chemistry
M. Clerval, zoology
M. Krempe, physiology
M. Cornelius, literature
14
VF returns to his apartment & throws “the door forcibly open.” He does this because…?
He thinks his father and Elizabeth have come for a visit
He's eager to show his guest his home
He's childishly expecting a "spectre" to be waiting
He's suspects he has been robbed
15
In future who will bless VF as “creator and source?”
His family back home in Geneva
His fellow man
Scientists at the University
A new species
16
“I determined to apply myself to those branches of natural philosophy which relate to..." what?
Physiology
Being and nothingness
Metaphysics
Ethics
17
VF gets very sick. Who is his only nurse?
M. Waldman
Elizabeth Lavenza
Henry Clerval
Caroline Beaufort
18
At the end of chapter five VF receives something. What?
A gift from his landlord
A package from the monster
A package from his professor
A letter from his cousin
19
As VF finishes his work his health worsens. What will he do “when [his] creation is complete?”
Get some exercise and amusement
Go back to Geneva
Go out drinking with his fellow students
Return to his regular studies and get his degree
20
What does VF’s father say about VF’s keeping in touch with his family in Geneva?
Not necessary, but we would love to hear from you
Elizabeth expects to hear regularly from her "cousin"
A son ought to keep in touch with his father
A lack of letters will show a neglect of other duties
21
“To examine the causes of life,” VF remarks, “we must first have recourse to...” What?
Death
Life
Bodies
Science
22
VF falls asleep and dreams of what?
Kissing Elizabeth and she immediately dies
His creation of the monster was all a dream
Spring in the Swiss Alps
Several monsters chasing him
23
VF quotes a famous author. Who?
Wordsworth
Coleridge
Longfellow
Shakespeare
24
VF describes his creation. What detail is NOT mentioned by him?
His yellow skin
His "squarish" face
His straight black lips
His "lustrous," flowing black hair
25
The person VF meets notices what about VF?
VF is distracted and inattentive
VF is thin, pale, and ill
VF is blooming with happiness
VF's clothes don't fit him well
26
Eventually VF thinks he may be able to…
Cure disease
Make more creatures
Change lead into gold
Resurrect the dead
