Chapter 16 Quiz — Frankenstein

What does the Creature do to the De Lacey cottage after discovering the family has left permanently?

• He moves into it as his own home
• He burns it to the ground
• He leaves it untouched and walks away
• He tears it apart with his bare hands

To what literary figure does the Creature compare himself when he says he "bore a hell within me"?

• Prometheus
• Satan from Paradise Lost
• Hamlet
• Odysseus

Did the Creature successfully convince old De Lacey to help him before the rest of the family returned?

What happens when the Creature rescues a young girl from drowning in a river?

• The girl thanks him and runs away
• A man tears the girl away and shoots the Creature
• The girl's family invites him to stay with them
• A group of villagers chases him away

Why does the Creature initially seize young William Frankenstein?

• He immediately recognizes William as Victor's brother
• He hopes an innocent child might be unprejudiced toward his appearance
• He wants to use the boy as a hostage
• He mistakes William for another child he has seen before

Did William's mention of the Frankenstein name trigger the Creature's decision to kill him?

How does the Creature frame Justine Moritz for William's murder?

• He leaves a written note implicating her
• He plants a portrait of Caroline Frankenstein in Justine's dress
• He tells a witness that Justine committed the crime
• He leaves William's body near Justine's home

In the sentence "I was like a wild beast that had broken the toils," what does "toils" most likely mean?

• Hard labor or work
• Nets or snares used for trapping
• Chains or shackles
• Cages or enclosures

What is the Creature's primary reason for traveling to Geneva?

• To find a place where he can live undiscovered
• To confront Victor Frankenstein, his creator
• To find the De Lacey family
• To seek medical treatment for his gunshot wound

Did the Creature's gunshot wound heal on its own without medical treatment?

What does "sanguinary" mean in the phrase "the sanguinary laws of man"?

• Sacred and holy
• Complex and confusing
• Involving bloodshed; bloodthirsty
• Fair and just

What does the Creature demand from Victor at the end of Chapter 16?

• That Victor destroy himself as punishment
• That Victor introduce him to human society
• That Victor create a female companion for him
• That Victor give him a place to live

What seasonal imagery does Shelley use to mirror the Creature's emotional state during his journey to Geneva?

• Summer heat reflects his burning rage
• Autumn decay and harsh winter mirror his growing bitterness, while brief spring warmth revives his gentleness
• Constant spring weather contrasts with his inner turmoil
• A thunderstorm symbolizes his moment of creation