Chapter 20 Quiz — Frankenstein

What is Victor's primary reason for destroying the female creature?

• He runs out of materials to complete her
• He fears the two creatures could reproduce and create a "race of devils"
• The Creature demands that he stop working
• Henry Clerval convinces him to abandon the project

Where does Victor see the Creature watching him?

• Standing in the doorway of the laboratory
• At the casement (window), grinning in the moonlight
• On a boat near the shore
• Hiding among the fishing vessels

True or false: The Creature threatens to kill Victor on his wedding night.

What does the Creature declare to Victor about their relationship?

• "You are my father, and I your dutiful son."
• "You are my creator, but I am your master; obey!"
• "We are brothers in misery and must help each other."
• "You are nothing to me now; I renounce you forever."

How does Victor dispose of the remains of the female creature?

• He burns them in the laboratory fireplace
• He buries them on the island
• He puts them in a weighted basket and sinks them in the sea
• He leaves them scattered on the laboratory floor

True or false: Victor successfully returns to his island after disposing of the remains at sea.

What does the word "inexorable" mean as Victor uses it in "Leave me; I am inexorable"?

• Deeply frightened and anxious
• Impossible to persuade; unyielding
• Filled with remorse and regret
• Confused and uncertain

Who is Mr. Kirwin?

• A fisherman who rescues Victor at sea
• A magistrate before whom Victor must account for a murder
• The owner of the inn where Victor stays in Ireland
• A friend of Henry Clerval in London

What literary device is at work when Victor assumes the wedding-night threat is about his own death?

• Metaphor
• Dramatic irony
• Alliteration
• Personification

True or false: The Creature followed Victor from Switzerland through Germany, England, and Scotland.

What does the word "sanguinary" mean in the context of this chapter?

• Hopeful and optimistic
• Bloodthirsty; involving much bloodshed
• Sorrowful and melancholy
• Intelligent and calculating

What does Clerval's letter ask Victor to do?

• Return immediately to Geneva to protect Elizabeth
• Leave the island and meet him at Perth to travel south together
• Abandon his experiments and come to London at once
• Join him on a voyage to India

True or false: The Irish townspeople welcome Victor warmly when he arrives.

What does Victor describe the sea as when he walks the beach after the confrontation?

• A pathway to freedom and escape
• An insuperable barrier between himself and his fellow creatures
• A beautiful reminder of God's creation
• A mirror reflecting his own monstrous nature