Frankenstein Chapters 1-6 Study Guide Questions and Answers

Frankenstein Chapters 1-6 Study Guide Questions and Answers Who is Robert Walton writing letters to at the beginning of the book? his sister, Margaret Saville Where is Walton trying to go, and what is he trying to accomplish during his journey? the North Pole to find a passage near the pole that will make travel easier; and to discover "the secret of the magnet" (the magnetic pull of the needle in compasses) Before Walton set off on his journey, what occupation did he try for one year? he tries to be a poet, but fails miserably What does Walton desire ("the one want he has not been able to satisfy")? to have a friend Is Walton an educated person? no, he is not the book says, "he was twenty-eight, and was in reality more illiterate than many schoolboys of fifteen" Why did Walton's lieutenant not marry the girl he met who was from Russia? because she was in love with another man What did the lieutenant do to make sure the girl he was going to marry was happy? he gave the farm he owned to the girl's true love and also bought them livestock he did this because the girl's father did not want her to marry the one she loved because he was poor basically, the lieutenant gave all his wealth to him and left the country until he learned that the girl's father had allowed her to marry the other man What poem does Walton hint at in the end of Letter 2? the Rime of the Ancient Mariner What "strange sight suddenly attracted" the attention of the men on the ship? they saw a man of gigantic stature being pulled by dogs on a sledge How do you know who the person is who distracted the men on the ship? you know it is the creature because they state the man was of gigantic stature Who is the man in the second sledge, and how do you know? Victor Frankenstein; because it says this man was a "European" Why is it peculiar that Victor Frankenstein asks the men on board the ship "to inform me whither you are bound?" he was close to death, and most people in his condition would have been happy that someone was there to rescue them Why does Victor Frankenstein decide to tell Walton his tale about him and the creature he created? he tells him the story as a warning to not make the same mistakes he has Was Victor Frankenstein's father (Alphonse Frankenstein) a young man when he married? no, he is not the book says, "a variety of circumstances had prevented his marrying early" Who was Alphonse Frankenstein's closest friend? Beaufort Why did Alphonse's closest friend run away from his country with his daughter (Caroline) and hide? he had lost all of his money and was living in poverty; he was embarrassed, so he decided to take his daughter and leave the country After Beaufort dies, who takes Caroline into his care and then marries her two years later? Alphonse Frankenstein Was Alphonse Frankenstein nice or mean to Caroline? he was extremely nice to her the book says, "He strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener"