Chapter 7 Quiz — Frankenstein

How does Victor first learn about William's murder?

• Henry Clerval tells him in person
• He receives a letter from his father Alphonse
• Elizabeth sends him a telegram
• Ernest arrives at Ingolstadt with the news

What was stolen from William at the time of his death?

• A gold pocket watch
• A locket containing a lock of hair
• A miniature portrait of Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein
• A ring belonging to Alphonse

Where was William's body found?

• In the family library
• On the shores of Lake Geneva
• Stretched on the grass in Plainpalais
• At the gates of the city

What natural event illuminates the creature for Victor near the murder scene?

• Moonlight breaking through clouds
• A flash of lightning during a thunderstorm
• The rising sun at dawn
• A fire on the mountainside

Why does Victor pause for two days at Lausanne on his way to Geneva?

• He needs to wait for Clerval to catch up
• The roads are blocked by snow
• He is overwhelmed by fear and nameless dread
• He falls ill with a fever

What evidence leads to Justine Moritz's arrest?

• A witness saw her near Plainpalais that night
• She confessed to the crime immediately
• The stolen miniature portrait was found in her pocket
• She was seen arguing with William earlier

What does Victor call the creature when he sees it climbing Mont Saleve?

• His greatest achievement
• A lost soul
• Nearly his own vampire, his own spirit let loose from the grave
• An unfortunate wretch deserving pity

What painting hangs over the mantelpiece in the Frankenstein library?

• A portrait of Victor as a child
• A landscape of Lake Geneva
• An historical painting of Caroline Beaufort kneeling by her dead father's coffin
• A family portrait of all the Frankenstein children

Victor tells his father the truth about the creature being William's real killer.

Elizabeth blames herself for William's death because she allowed him to wear the miniature portrait.

In the sentence "Absence cannot have rendered you callous to our joys and griefs," what does "callous" mean?

• Deeply emotional and sensitive
• Insensitive and showing cruel disregard
• Physically hardened or rough
• Distant and forgetful

When Victor says "Is this to prognosticate peace, or to mock at my unhappiness?" what does "prognosticate" mean?

• To remember or recall
• To foretell or predict
• To celebrate or honor
• To disguise or conceal

Victor describes the creature as a "filthy daemon." In this context, what does "daemon" mean?

• A helpful guardian spirit
• A scientific experiment
• An evil spirit or devil
• A wild animal