Frankenstein
Ch 1 Rescued from the Frozen Sea
1. What is the man's background? Where is he from?
2. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? Do we know the man's name yet? Do we know his family name?
Ch 2 The Frankenstein Story Begins
3. What happens when Victor sees an oak tree destroyed by lightning?
Ch 3 Discovering an Astonishing Secret
4. What happens to Elizabeth and to Victor's mother as a result of Elizabeth's scarlet fever?
5. What does Victor learn from M. Waldman?
Ch 4 Creating the Monster
6. How well does Victor progress during the next two years? What does he then become interested in, what ultimately does he discover? Will he share that knowledge with Walton? Why? (Note the "present" telling of the narration here.)
7. How does he go about creating a human being, and what does he expect as a result of this creation? How long does the task take? What happens to Victor in the process?
Ch 5 The Spark of Life
8. How does Victor respond to the actual creation of life? What surprises him about the way the creature he has brought to life looks? What does that do to Victor's?
9. What does the creature do? How does Victor respond?
Ch 6 Madness!
10. Who has nursed him during his illness?
11. What does Victor do after his recovery?
Ch 7 The First Murder!
12. What is waiting for Victor when he returns to his apartment? What news does his father have for him? How does Victor respond?
13. How does Victor respond?
14. What does Victor now believe happened to William? What does Victor assume about the nature of the creature?
Ch 8,9,10 Sighting the Monster – A Sad Homecoming – Justine Moritz –the Second Victim
15. Who has been identified as the murderer, and on what evidence? How does Victor respond to this news? Why doesn't he say anything about the real murderer? What happens at Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?
16. The next day, why does Justine say she has confessed to the murder of William? How does Victor respond to Justine's situation and to Elizabeth's anguish?
17. What do you expect will happen after this? How would you characterize Victor thus far?
Ch 11 Face to Face with the Monster
18. What journey does Victor undertake? Whom does he see? How does he respond?
Ch 12-13 The Monster’s Story Begins
19. The creature speaks for the first time. What does he say? Is this what we expect from the creature?
20. What does the creature ask of Victor?
21. Why has the creature caused the deaths of William and Justine? Is he as inherently evil and bloodthirsty as Victor has assumed? What will cause the creature to change?
22. How does he seem to be learning things?
23. How does the creature respond to his discovery of the fire? Why does he move?
24. What happens during his first encounters with people? Is this more like what you expect from a horror story? But from whose point of view do we see these encounters?
25. Where does he finally find a place to stay? What does he learn about the people who live in the cottage? How does he feel toward them?
Ch 14 A Terrible Promise
28. How does Victor at first respond to the creature's demand?
29. How effective is the creature in convincing Victor?
30. What does Victor decide?
Ch 15 Beginning a Second Creature
31. Why does Victor's father think Victor might not want to marry Elizabeth?
32. Why does Victor want to visit England?
Ch 16 The Monster’s Threat
33. Why does Victor change his mind about creating the female? Who watches him as he destroys the female?
34. What happens shortly after Victor destroys the female? How is this similar to what happened after Victor created the Creature?
35. What happens when the Creature visits Victor? What does the Creature promise to do? What does Victor understand that promise to mean?
Ch 17 The Murderer Strikes Again!
36. What happens when Victor goes out in a boat to dispose of the female creature's remains? Where does he end up? What happens when he lands? Who is Mr. Kirwin and how does he treat Victor? What has happened to cause Victor's arrest? What happens to Victor after his arrest?
37. What happens when Victor wakes up? Who is there?
38. What happens at Victor's trial?
Ch 18 Imprisoned for Murder!
39. Why doesn't Victor get home quickly?
Ch 19 A Joyous Wedding
40. What are the marriage plans? How does Victor prepare for what he fears will happen?
41. How does the Creature respond ?
Ch 20 A Wedding Night Victim!
42. Has Victor understood the Creature's promise correctly? What happens on Victor's wedding night? What happens during Victor's pursuit of the Creature? Where to they go? What does the Creature do?
43. How does the Creature respond? What sustains Victor during his pursuit?
44. What happens when Victor tries to get the authorities to help him hunt for the Creature?
Ch 21 A Worldwide Search Begins
45. Why wouldn't Victor tell Walton the details about the creation?
46. How has Victor come to understand himself?
Ch 22 Peace At Last!
47. Does Victor blame himself? What is Walton's response to Victor's death?
48. What is the effect of shifting to the present tense here?
49. Why has the Creature come to see Victor? How does the Creature explain what he has done? How does Walton respond to the Creature?
50. What will the Creature do next? How does he feel about it? Do we see the Creature die?
Ch 1 Rescued from the Frozen Sea
1. What is the man's background? Where is he from?
2. Who is Elizabeth Lavenza and what is her story? Do we know the man's name yet? Do we know his family name?
Ch 2 The Frankenstein Story Begins
3. What happens when Victor sees an oak tree destroyed by lightning?
Ch 3 Discovering an Astonishing Secret
4. What happens to Elizabeth and to Victor's mother as a result of Elizabeth's scarlet fever?
5. What does Victor learn from M. Waldman?
Ch 4 Creating the Monster
6. How well does Victor progress during the next two years? What does he then become interested in, what ultimately does he discover? Will he share that knowledge with Walton? Why? (Note the "present" telling of the narration here.)
7. How does he go about creating a human being, and what does he expect as a result of this creation? How long does the task take? What happens to Victor in the process?
Ch 5 The Spark of Life
8. How does Victor respond to the actual creation of life? What surprises him about the way the creature he has brought to life looks? What does that do to Victor's?
9. What does the creature do? How does Victor respond?
Ch 6 Madness!
10. Who has nursed him during his illness?
11. What does Victor do after his recovery?
Ch 7 The First Murder!
12. What is waiting for Victor when he returns to his apartment? What news does his father have for him? How does Victor respond?
13. How does Victor respond?
14. What does Victor now believe happened to William? What does Victor assume about the nature of the creature?
Ch 8,9,10 Sighting the Monster – A Sad Homecoming – Justine Moritz –the Second Victim
15. Who has been identified as the murderer, and on what evidence? How does Victor respond to this news? Why doesn't he say anything about the real murderer? What happens at Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?
16. The next day, why does Justine say she has confessed to the murder of William? How does Victor respond to Justine's situation and to Elizabeth's anguish?
17. What do you expect will happen after this? How would you characterize Victor thus far?
Ch 11 Face to Face with the Monster
18. What journey does Victor undertake? Whom does he see? How does he respond?
Ch 12-13 The Monster’s Story Begins
19. The creature speaks for the first time. What does he say? Is this what we expect from the creature?
20. What does the creature ask of Victor?
21. Why has the creature caused the deaths of William and Justine? Is he as inherently evil and bloodthirsty as Victor has assumed? What will cause the creature to change?
22. How does he seem to be learning things?
23. How does the creature respond to his discovery of the fire? Why does he move?
24. What happens during his first encounters with people? Is this more like what you expect from a horror story? But from whose point of view do we see these encounters?
25. Where does he finally find a place to stay? What does he learn about the people who live in the cottage? How does he feel toward them?
Ch 14 A Terrible Promise
28. How does Victor at first respond to the creature's demand?
29. How effective is the creature in convincing Victor?
30. What does Victor decide?
Ch 15 Beginning a Second Creature
31. Why does Victor's father think Victor might not want to marry Elizabeth?
32. Why does Victor want to visit England?
Ch 16 The Monster’s Threat
33. Why does Victor change his mind about creating the female? Who watches him as he destroys the female?
34. What happens shortly after Victor destroys the female? How is this similar to what happened after Victor created the Creature?
35. What happens when the Creature visits Victor? What does the Creature promise to do? What does Victor understand that promise to mean?
Ch 17 The Murderer Strikes Again!
36. What happens when Victor goes out in a boat to dispose of the female creature's remains? Where does he end up? What happens when he lands? Who is Mr. Kirwin and how does he treat Victor? What has happened to cause Victor's arrest? What happens to Victor after his arrest?
37. What happens when Victor wakes up? Who is there?
38. What happens at Victor's trial?
Ch 18 Imprisoned for Murder!
39. Why doesn't Victor get home quickly?
Ch 19 A Joyous Wedding
40. What are the marriage plans? How does Victor prepare for what he fears will happen?
41. How does the Creature respond ?
Ch 20 A Wedding Night Victim!
42. Has Victor understood the Creature's promise correctly? What happens on Victor's wedding night? What happens during Victor's pursuit of the Creature? Where to they go? What does the Creature do?
43. How does the Creature respond? What sustains Victor during his pursuit?
44. What happens when Victor tries to get the authorities to help him hunt for the Creature?
Ch 21 A Worldwide Search Begins
45. Why wouldn't Victor tell Walton the details about the creation?
46. How has Victor come to understand himself?
Ch 22 Peace At Last!
47. Does Victor blame himself? What is Walton's response to Victor's death?
48. What is the effect of shifting to the present tense here?
49. Why has the Creature come to see Victor? How does the Creature explain what he has done? How does Walton respond to the Creature?
50. What will the Creature do next? How does he feel about it? Do we see the Creature die?