PART A: Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text? A. Death may not a permanent state of being and can perhaps be reversed.
B. A person needs structure and support in order to form a good conscience and
proper identity.
C. Hatred should always be met with hatred, and injury met with revenge.
D. Playing with life is a power that corrupts and can have terrible consequences.
PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish
the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?” (Paragraph 1)
B. “There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or
assist me….” (Paragraph 3)
C. “Inflamed by pain, I vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind.”
(Paragraph 20)
D. "‘I too can create desolation; my enemy is not invulnerable; this death will carry
despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him.’”
(Paragraph 32)
How does the De Lacey family’s rejection of the monster drive the plot of the excerpt?
A. The De Lacey family’s rejection drives the monster into the woods, where he
vows to live alone for the rest of his life.
B. The De Lacey family’s rejection directly provokes the monster into killing the
little boy and others.
C. The De Lacey family’s rejection gives the monster the idea of having his own
companion.
D. The De Lacey family’s rejection further provokes his feelings of despair and of
hatred towards mankind.
PART A: Which of the following best explains what the monster’s descriptions of his own
rage (such as burning down the cottage) reveal about how he views himself?
A. The monster describes himself as wild, almost like a crazed beast in his rage,
implying that deep down he views himself as much as a monster as others do.
B. The monster describes himself as taking pleasure in his acts of rage, implying
that he has total control and views himself as a mastermind of destruction.
C. The monster describes himself as a wounded animal in his rage, suggesting that
he views himself only as a helpless victim.
D. The monster describes himself as unrestrained in his rage (as he burns down
the cottage, suggesting that he views himself as powerful and limitless, like a
god.
PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have
glutted myself with their shrieks and misery." (Paragraph 1)
B. "I gave vent to my anguish in fearful howlings. I was like a wild beast that had
broken the toils, destroying the objects that obstructed me and ranging through
the wood with a stag-like swiftness." (Paragraph 2)
C. "I, like the arch-fiend, bore a hell within me, and finding myself unsympathized
with, wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction around me, and
then to have sat down and enjoyed the ruin." (Paragraph 2)
D. "I became fatigued with excess of bodily exertion and sank on the damp grass in
the sick impotence of despair." (Paragraph 3)
PART A: Which of the following best describes how the language of the excerpt contributes
to the tone?
A. The language of the excerpt is often dramatic and passionate, speaking to the
monster’s own passionate emotions and tone.
B. The language of the excerpt is long-winded, mimicking Frankenstein’s educated
speech and contributing to the mocking, harsh tone.
C. The language of the excerpt is inconsistent and jumbled, representative of the
monster’s mixed emotions and contributing to the sad, lost tone.
D. The language of the excerpt is short and terse, communicating the monster’s
hatred and angry tone.
PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “As the night advanced, a fierce wind arose from the woods and quickly
dispersed the clouds that had loitered in the heavens; the blast tore along like a
mighty avalanche and produced a kind of insanity in my spirits that burst all
bounds of reason and reflection.” (Paragraph 13)
B. “But how was I to direct myself? I knew that I must travel in a southwesterly
direction to reach my destination, but the sun was my only guide.” (Paragraph
16)
C. “I was oppressed by fatigue and hunger and far too unhappy to enjoy the gentle
breezes of evening or the prospect of the sun setting behind the stupendous
mountains of Jura.” (Paragraph 24)
D. “’Awake, fairest, thy lover is near—he who would give his life but to obtain one
look of affection from thine eyes; my beloved, awake!’” (Paragraph 35)