Comprehension Test

Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. B
A
A
1

Victor Frankenstein fainted ...

Victor heard that his youngest brother had died ...

The judge believed that Justine had killed William ...

Victor didnt kill himself ...

The monster asked Victor ...

B
a ... just before he caught a train to go back home.
b ... because he wanted to keep his family safe from the monster.
c ... to create a woman monster to be his wife.
d ... just after the sailors had carried him on to Captain Waltons ship.
e ... because of the gold chain in her pocket.
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2 Fill in the gaps using: destroyed, huge, created, stolen, hut, lightning, electricity, ugly, threw,
scientist.
Once, when Victor Frankenstein was on holiday, there was a wild storm. A fork of ............... hit a
tree near his house, and the tree was ............... . Victor was interested, and began to read
about ............... . After his mother died, he went to university because he wanted to become
a ............... . Some years later, he ............... a living creature using pieces of dead bodies that he
had bought or ............... . People were afraid of the monster because it was so ............... and had
an ............... face. Some people shouted at the monster and ............... stones at him. The monster
was afraid, and went to live in an empty ............... .
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3 Who said this in the story? Victor Frankenstein, Professor Waldman, Henry Clerval,
Frankensteins mother, the monster. ?
a I am very happy because you love each other. ...............
b You made me, and you should love me and be kind to me, like a father. ...............
c You are an evil creature. I shall kill you if I can. ...............
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d My father has agreed to let me study at the university, so we shall be able to spend a lot of time
together. ...............
e Some of you will become the great scientists of tomorrow. ...............
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4 Which words are missing? Underline the words that complete the sentences.

a Victor Frankenstein was born in ... Edinburgh, Paris, Geneva.

b Victors mother wanted her son to ... marry Elizabeth, create a monster, travel abroad.
c The first person killed by the monster was ... Henry Clerval, Victor, William.
d A ... was kind to the monster. scientist, blind man, judge.
e Victor died ... on the ice, on Captain Waltons ship, in England.
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5 In the story, Frankensteins monster killed some people by strangling them. Who was the
last person killed by the monster in this way?
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Multiple-choice Test

Frankenstein
Mary Shelley

Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Victor Frankenstein tells his story to _____.
a [ ] his professor at university b [ ] his father
c [ ] the captain of a ship

d [ ] the manager of a hotel

2 Victor was born in _____.

a [ ] Switzerland

b [ ] France

c [ ] England

d [ ] Scotland

3 When Victor is 15 he sees _____ hit a tree.

a [ ] a man

b [ ] a monster

c [ ] some rocks

d [ ] some lightning

4 Victor leaves home and goes to _____.

a [ ] school

b [ ] university c [ ] London

d [ ] Rome

5 Victor works and studies in a _____.

a [ ] hut

b [ ] hospital

c [ ] laboratory

d [ ] classroom

6 Victor makes _____.

a [ ] a big, ugly monster

b [ ] a small, ugly monster

c [ ] a beautiful, friendly monster

d [ ] a beautiful, bad monster

7 When Victor receives a letter from his father, he returns to the town of _____.
a [ ] Paris

b [ ] Berlin c [ ] Vienna

d [ ] Geneva

8 The monster goes to live in a _____ next to a family.

a [ ] house

b [ ] hut

c [ ] tree

d [ ] lake

9 Victor travels to _____ with Henry Clerval.

a [ ] the United States

b [ ] Germany c [ ] Italy d [ ] Scotland

10 Before he dies, Victor chases the monster to _____.

a [ ] the cold, icy lands of the north
c [ ] the big lakes of the west

b [ ] the hot countries of the south

d [ ] the high mountains of the east

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Characters
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Choose the best answer.

11 Victor is a clever young man who studies _____.
a [ ] medicine

b [ ] science

c [ ] maths

d [ ] geography

12 _____ lives with the Frankenstein family and helps to look after the children.
a [ ] Justine

b [ ] Agatha

c [ ] Sophie

d [ ] William

13 _____ is Victors friend from school.

a [ ] Captain Walton

b [ ] Professor Waldman

c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Felix

14 Victor loves _____ and plans to marry her.

a [ ] Justine

b [ ] Agatha

c [ ] Sophie

d [ ] Elizabeth

15 Victor makes a monster with _____ skin and eyes.

a [ ] green

b [ ] yellow

c [ ] blue

d [ ] red

16 The monster learns to speak when he hears _____ teaching Sophie some new words.
a [ ] William b [ ] Ernest

c [ ] Victor

d [ ] Felix

17 The first person the monster kills is _____.

a [ ] Victors mother

b [ ] Victors father

c [ ] Victors brother, William d [ ] Victors brother, Ernest

18 The young woman, Justine, goes to _____.
a [ ] prison

b [ ] school

c [ ] Scotland

d [ ] England

19 Mr Kerwan, the judge, asks Victor about the murder of _____.

a [ ] Felix b [ ] William c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Elizabeth
20 On the wedding night, the monster finds and kills _____.
a [ ] Elizabeth

b [ ] Victor

c [ ] father

d [ ] William

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Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 We saw you following someone. He was huge, much bigger than a man. We saw his sledge just
in front of you on the night before the storm.
a [ ] Victor Frankenstein

b [ ] Captain Walton

c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Professor Waldman

22 I am pleased you all saw that huge figure. Perhaps that will help you to believe my story.
a [ ] Victor Frankenstein

b [ ] Captain Walton

c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Elizabeth

23 Some of you will become the great scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover
everything that you can.
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a [ ] Victor Frankenstein

b [ ] William

c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Professor Waldman

24 My father has agreed to let me study at the university, so we shall be able to spend a lot of time
together.
a [ ] Elizabeth

b [ ] Justine

c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Felix

25 Your dear youngest brother, William, is dead. He was murdered Hurry home, my dear
Victor.
a [ ] father

b [ ] Justine

c [ ] Professor Waldman d [ ] Captain Walton

26 You are a murderer. How can I be kind to you?

a [ ] Victor Frankenstein

b [ ] father

c [ ] Elizabeth

d [ ] Justine

27 Let me go, or I will tell my father, Mr Frankenstein. He will call the police, and theyll punish
you.
a [ ] Ernest

b [ ] Felix c [ ] Elizabeth

d [ ] William

28 Remember this: I shall be with you on your wedding night.

a [ ] father

b [ ] the monster

c [ ] Elizabeth

d [ ] Captain Walton

29 Do you still want to marry me, or do you love another woman?

a [ ] Agatha

b [ ] Justine

c [ ] Elizabeth

d [ ] Sophie

30 My heart was made for love, like a mans heart.

a [ ] Victor Frankenstein

b [ ] the monster

c [ ] Henry Clerval d [ ] Captain Walton

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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 when something is very, very big
a [ ] hard

b [ ] huge

c [ ] heavy d [ ] horrible

32 a very loud noise in the sky during a storm

a [ ] cloud

b [ ] rain

c [ ] thunder

d [ ] lightning

33 when you take care of something or somebody

a [ ] look for

b [ ] look after

c [ ] look round

d [ ] look up

34 when you fall down suddenly because you are ill or hurt
a [ ] faint

b [ ] follow

c [ ] scream

d [ ] stand

35 a building where scientists work and study

a [ ] station

b [ ] restaurant

c [ ] laboratory

36 when something is normal or usual; not special

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d [ ] home

a [ ] ordinary

b [ ] expensive

c [ ] strange

d [ ] funny

37 when something or somebody is not beautiful; not nice to look at

a [ ] pretty

b [ ] famous

c [ ] sweet

d [ ] ugly

38 when a boat, a person or an object stays on the top of water

a [ ] fall b [ ] float

c [ ] fly d [ ] fish

39 a small building with one room which is made of stone or wood

a [ ] prison

b [ ] palace

c [ ] hut

d [ ] hotel

40 the most important person at a trial, who decides how to punish a criminal
a [ ] manager

b [ ] prisoner

c [ ] teacher

d [ ] judge

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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 When Victor goes to university he _____.
a [ ] often goes out with Henry Clerval
c [ ] sleeps a lot and doesnt study

b [ ] often goes home to visit his family

d [ ] studies very hard for two years

42 Victor wants to use _____ to give life to things that are dead.
a [ ] blood

b [ ] electricity c [ ] music

d [ ] water

43 Victor makes a monster out of _____.

a [ ] different pieces of dead people
c [ ] a dead person

b [ ] different pieces of dead animals

d [ ] a dead animal

44 When the monster comes alive, Victor _____.

a [ ] talks to him b [ ] shows him to his professor
c [ ] runs away from him d [ ] kills him
45 Victor wants to kill the monster because he has _____.
a [ ] murdered Victors professor

b [ ] murdered some people that Victor loves

c [ ] stolen a lot of money d [ ] stolen a scientific machine

46 The monster is very angry because Victor has given him life but no_____.
a [ ] food

b [ ] drink

c [ ] money d [ ] love

47 The monster wants Victor to create a new _____ monster.

a [ ] baby b [ ] child c [ ] woman

d [ ] man

48 The monster is full of hate when Victor _____.

a [ ] makes the new monster
c [ ] makes a new machine

b [ ] doesnt make the new monster

d [ ] makes a new laboratory

49 Victor follows the monster all over the world and tries to _____ him.
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a [ ] kill b [ ] catch

c [ ] talk to

d [ ] help

50 At the end, Victor _____ on Captain Waltons boat.

a [ ] wakes up

b [ ] falls asleep

c [ ] dies

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d [ ] escapes

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2 a
3 e
4 b
5 c
2 lightning, destroyed, electricity, scientist, created, stolen, huge, ugly, threw, hut
3 a Frankensteins mother
b the monster
c Victor Frankenstein
d Henry Clerval
e Professor Waldman
4 a Geneva
b marry Elizabeth
c William
d blind man
e on Captain Waltons ship
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