Explanations for Frankenstein Questions

1. Words like “fate,” “fatal,” and “omen” are often used in Victor’s description of his tragedy. These words accomplish all of the following EXCEPT to..

a) is not correct because it shows that Victor has given up

b) is not correct because it shows Victor’s inability to accept responsibility

c) is not correct because the negative connotation creates intensity

d) is not correct because fate refers to divine power

e) is correct because the monster intended to be loved and to love a fellow creature

2. Adding the layers of passing down information from the Monster to Victor, from Victor to the Walton, from Walton to his sister serves to reinforce which of the following?

a) is not correct because the story telling has nothing to do with the book

b) is correct Mary Shelley’s omniscient perspective

c) is not correct because you only find out the monster’s emotions third hand

d) is not correct because Victor’s abandonment and neglect is epitomized by himself

e) is not correct because Walton’s departure from the north has nothing to do with the story telling

3. In the quote “Have my murderous machinations deprived you also, my dearest Henry of life?” Shelley is utilizing which literary device?

a) is not correct because there is no repetition of phrases

b) is correct because Frankenstein is talking to a dead Clerval

c) is not correct because the sentence doesn’t refer to any outside story

d) is not correct because even though there are two m sounds, the apostrophe is more pronounced

e) is not correct because no object is given human-like qualities

4. What does the word “affright” mean in the following sentence, “Fortunately, as I spoke my native language, Mr. Kirwin alone understood me; but my gestures and bitter cries were sufficient to affright the other witnesses”?

a) is correct because it has the same root

b) is not correct because it already states that the witnesses didn’t understand

c) is not correct because only Mr. Kirwin worried

d) is not correct because being frightened would make you wary

e) is not correct because the witnesses did not feel sympathy toward his plight

5. In the quote, “A cold dew covered my forehead, my teeth chattered, and every limb became convulsed: when, by the dim and yellow light of the moon…,” the tone the author uses could be described best by all of the following EXCEPT…

a) is not correct because the monster looks unsafe

b) is correct because desolate refers to a lonely or barren place

c) is not correct because the monster is made out of rotting body parts Dilapidated

d) is not correct because the movements are unnatural

e) is not correct because a hideous creature is coming to life