Frankenstein Test Review

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Frankenstein Test Review
The test is Block Day (3/30-31) STUDY!!!!
Download and complete the study questions on my website.
Review Frankenstein background notes (the one with Mary Shelley’s biography, themes, symbols and important
concepts). The answers to many of the questions on this handout can be found in this information.
Make a timeline of events in the novel.
Make a chart of the key characters and how they are related. Also make sure you know what specifically
happens to each character.
Write out some of the key quotes related to each character AND review the quote sheets you’ve completed
Review your discussion questions (Socratic seminar).
What is the FIRST frame of the story?
What is the SECOND frame?
What is the THIRD frame?
What does epistolary mean?
What is the philosophy behind the term Noble Savage? Find some examples in the book that fit this philosophy.
What does tabula rasa mean? Who came up with this concept? Find some examples from the book that fit this
philosophy.
What is the Prometheus legend? Where did it originate? How does it apply to Frankenstein?
Who are antithetical characters in the novel? What are some antithetical concepts that the creature learns about?
What happened to Mary Shelley’s mother?
What happened to Mary Shelley’s husband?
Name ONE of the authors Victor becomes fascinated with as a child.
What effect does seeing a violent thunderstorm have on Victor as a child?
What qualities does Henry have that are lacking in Victor?
What happens to Victor, Walton, and the Creature at the end?
What is the significance of Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Paradise Lost to the novel?
Be able to explain the significance of each of the works the Creature reads.
Be able to explain the significance of each of the themes we have discussed in class.
Frankenstein Test Review
The test is Block Day (3/30-31) STUDY!!!!
Download and complete the study questions on my website.
Review Frankenstein background notes (the one with Mary Shelley’s biography, themes, symbols and important
concepts). The answers to many of the questions on this handout can be found in this information.
Make a timeline of events in the novel.
Make a chart of the key characters and how they are related. Also make sure you know what specifically
happens to each character.
Write out some of the key quotes related to each character AND review the quote sheets you’ve completed
Review your discussion questions (Socratic seminar).
What is the FIRST frame of the story?
What is the SECOND frame?
What is the THIRD frame?
What does epistolary mean?
What is the philosophy behind the term Noble Savage? Find some examples in the book that fit this philosophy.
What does tabula rasa mean? Who came up with this concept? Find some examples from the book that fit this
philosophy.
What is the Prometheus legend? Where did it originate? How does it apply to Frankenstein?
Who are antithetical characters in the novel? What are some antithetical concepts that the creature learns about?
What happened to Mary Shelley’s mother?
What happened to Mary Shelley’s husband?
Name ONE of the authors Victor becomes fascinated with as a child.
What effect does seeing a violent thunderstorm have on Victor as a child?
What qualities does Henry have that are lacking in Victor?
What happens to Victor, Walton, and the Creature at the end?
What is the significance of Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Paradise Lost to the novel?
Be able to explain the significance of each of the works the Creature reads.
Be able to explain the significance of each of the themes we have discussed in class.
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