Frankenstein Reading Questions All Answers Correct
Where is this letter written? ✔️✔️St. Petersburg, Russia
What attitudes and beliefs does the letter writer (Robert Walton) have about the Arctic? ✔️✔️He's
excited about going to the Arctic because it is an adventure. He's never been there before and wants to
do observations on the magnetic pull of the Earth. He thirsts for knowledge.
What does Walton want to discover in the Arctic? ✔️✔️He is going up to the Arctic for science but
also for the natural beauty. He wishes to nourish his soul.
In what career did Walton fail? ✔️✔️He failed as a poet.
What has Walton been doing to prepare himself for his Arctic exploration? ✔️✔️He has been reading
books about sailing, staying in cold climates, and conditioning his body to deal with hunger, thirst, & lack
of sleep.
Look on page 3. What does Walton believe he deserves? ✔️✔️Glory.
What does Walton plan to do in Archangel (another city in Russia) and thereafter? ✔️✔️He plans to
sail to the Arctic Circle on a whale fishing boat.
What does Walton Lack? What does he say this thing would do for him? ✔️✔️He lacks a friend. He
wants a friend to encourage him and cheer him up when he's discouraged.
What does Walton say about his education? What problems does he see with it? ✔️✔️He lacks formal
education.
To what literary work does Walton attribute his attachment to and passionate enthusiasm for the
dangerous mysteries of the ocean? ✔️✔️Rime of the Ancient Mariner (tragic adventure story).
, How does Walton say he will be when he encounters danger? ✔️✔️Not rash, cool, persevering.
What strange sight did Walton and his crew see? ✔️✔️A giant man driving a dog sled.
Walton describes how his crew helped an emaciated, exhausted man. What did the man say he had
been doing in the Arctic? ✔️✔️Victor says he is chasing after the one who fled him (calls him a
demon).
How does Walton feel about the man they rescued? What reasons does he give? ✔️✔️Walton enjoys
Victor's company. He finds him friendly, interesting, and encouraging. He feels sympathy for Victor's
struggles.
What warning does the rescued man give to Walton? ✔️✔️He warns Walton against chasing after
forbidden knowledge. (Have you drunk from the cup of madness?)
What modern day country would Victor be from if he says he is "by birth a Genevese"? ✔️✔️He is
from Geneva (Switzerland).
Describe the history of the relationship of Victor's parents and his family history. ✔️✔️Father- well-
respected counselor for the country, was older when he started a family.
Mother- poor working woman with a sick father. Victor's father married her and saved her from poverty.
Fill in the blanks of the description uses for his parents' treatment of him:
"I was their plaything and their ____, and something better - their child, the ________ and ________
creature bestowed on them by heaven, whom to _________________, according as they fulfilled their
duties towards me." ✔️✔️idol, innocent, helpless, bring up good fortune, direct happiness.
What is the story of how Elizabeth joined the Frankenstein family? ✔️✔️Elizabeth is adopted from her
family living in poverty.
Where is this letter written? ✔️✔️St. Petersburg, Russia
What attitudes and beliefs does the letter writer (Robert Walton) have about the Arctic? ✔️✔️He's
excited about going to the Arctic because it is an adventure. He's never been there before and wants to
do observations on the magnetic pull of the Earth. He thirsts for knowledge.
What does Walton want to discover in the Arctic? ✔️✔️He is going up to the Arctic for science but
also for the natural beauty. He wishes to nourish his soul.
In what career did Walton fail? ✔️✔️He failed as a poet.
What has Walton been doing to prepare himself for his Arctic exploration? ✔️✔️He has been reading
books about sailing, staying in cold climates, and conditioning his body to deal with hunger, thirst, & lack
of sleep.
Look on page 3. What does Walton believe he deserves? ✔️✔️Glory.
What does Walton plan to do in Archangel (another city in Russia) and thereafter? ✔️✔️He plans to
sail to the Arctic Circle on a whale fishing boat.
What does Walton Lack? What does he say this thing would do for him? ✔️✔️He lacks a friend. He
wants a friend to encourage him and cheer him up when he's discouraged.
What does Walton say about his education? What problems does he see with it? ✔️✔️He lacks formal
education.
To what literary work does Walton attribute his attachment to and passionate enthusiasm for the
dangerous mysteries of the ocean? ✔️✔️Rime of the Ancient Mariner (tragic adventure story).
, How does Walton say he will be when he encounters danger? ✔️✔️Not rash, cool, persevering.
What strange sight did Walton and his crew see? ✔️✔️A giant man driving a dog sled.
Walton describes how his crew helped an emaciated, exhausted man. What did the man say he had
been doing in the Arctic? ✔️✔️Victor says he is chasing after the one who fled him (calls him a
demon).
How does Walton feel about the man they rescued? What reasons does he give? ✔️✔️Walton enjoys
Victor's company. He finds him friendly, interesting, and encouraging. He feels sympathy for Victor's
struggles.
What warning does the rescued man give to Walton? ✔️✔️He warns Walton against chasing after
forbidden knowledge. (Have you drunk from the cup of madness?)
What modern day country would Victor be from if he says he is "by birth a Genevese"? ✔️✔️He is
from Geneva (Switzerland).
Describe the history of the relationship of Victor's parents and his family history. ✔️✔️Father- well-
respected counselor for the country, was older when he started a family.
Mother- poor working woman with a sick father. Victor's father married her and saved her from poverty.
Fill in the blanks of the description uses for his parents' treatment of him:
"I was their plaything and their ____, and something better - their child, the ________ and ________
creature bestowed on them by heaven, whom to _________________, according as they fulfilled their
duties towards me." ✔️✔️idol, innocent, helpless, bring up good fortune, direct happiness.
What is the story of how Elizabeth joined the Frankenstein family? ✔️✔️Elizabeth is adopted from her
family living in poverty.
