Chapter 22 Quiz — Frankenstein

Why do Victor and his father stop in Paris on their way back to Geneva?

• To visit friends
• So Victor can recover his strength
• To attend to legal matters
• To purchase supplies for the journey

How does Alphonse respond when Victor claims responsibility for the deaths of William, Justine, and Clerval?

• He demands a full explanation
• He dismisses it as delirium from Victor's illness
• He contacts the authorities
• He becomes angry and disowns Victor

What is the main question Elizabeth asks Victor in her letter?

• Whether he plans to continue his scientific work
• Whether he blames her for his misfortunes
• Whether he loves another woman
• Whether he wishes to postpone the wedding

Victor tells Elizabeth the full truth about the Creature before their wedding.

Victor carries weapons with him in preparation for the Creature's attack.

What does the Creature's threat—"I shall be with you on your wedding-night"—lead Victor to believe?

• That Elizabeth will be killed
• That the Creature will attack their guests
• That Victor himself will be killed
• That the Creature will destroy Villa Lavenza

What biblical allusion does Victor make when reflecting on Elizabeth's letter?

• Noah's Flood
• The Fall of Man (the eaten apple and the expelling angel)
• David and Goliath
• The Tower of Babel

Elizabeth appears joyful and carefree on the wedding day.

Where do Victor and Elizabeth plan to spend their wedding night?

• Villa Lavenza on Lake Como
• The Frankenstein estate in Geneva
• An inn at Evian on Lake Geneva
• A cottage in the Alps

What does "indefatigable" mean in the sentence "My father's care and attentions were indefatigable"?

• Insufficient
• Tireless and persistent
• Overwhelming
• Misguided

Alphonse recognizes Elizabeth's melancholy on the wedding day as genuine foreboding.

What literary device is most prominently at work when Victor says these were "the last moments of my life during which I enjoyed the feeling of happiness"?

• Metaphor
• Foreshadowing
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What does "presentiment" mean as used in "a presentiment of evil pervaded her"?

• A clear understanding
• A logical argument
• An intuitive sense of foreboding
• A public declaration

Why does Victor ultimately agree to proceed with the marriage despite the Creature's threat?

• He believes the Creature was bluffing
• He thinks marriage will protect him
• He reasons that delay might provoke even worse revenge, and death is not an evil if Elizabeth is safe
• Elizabeth insists on an immediate ceremony

Victor's father successfully convinces him to seek amusement in Parisian society.