501 Critical Reading Questions

(Sean Pound) #1

  1. During the creation process, Frankenstein could best be
    described as
    a. calm.
    b.horrified.
    c. evil.
    d.indifferent.
    e.obsessed.

  2. From Passage 2, it can be inferred that Dr. Moreau is what sort of
    scientist?
    a. artistic
    b.calculating and systematic
    c. careless, haphazard
    d.famous, renowned
    e.materialist

  3. These thingsthat the narrator refers to in Passage 2, line 35 are
    a. Siamese twins.
    b.inquisitors.
    c. pigs.
    d.creatures Moreau created.
    e.tyrants and criminals.

  4. From the passage, it can be inferred that Dr. Moreau
    a. does not inflict pain upon animals when he experiments on
    them.
    b.has caused great pain to the creatures he has experimented on.
    c. is unable to experience physical pain.
    d.is searching for a way to eliminate physical pain.
    e.has learned to feel what an animal feels.

  5. Based on the information in the passages, Dr. Moreau is like Victor
    Frankenstein in that he also
    a. used dead bodies in his experiments.
    b.wanted his creations to worship him.
    c. made remarkable discoveries.
    d.kept his experiment a secret from everyone.
    e.had a specific justification for his pursuit of knowledge.

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