Question

directions: answer the multiple choice questions. 5 minutes 1. frankenstein uses the phrases \my enemy\ and \my adversary\ to describe the creature in his final monologue. what is the effect of using these phrases rather than \my creation\? rl.4 a. it justifies the creatures vengeful actions. b. it conveys frankensteins shame for his actions. c. it emphasizes frankensteins rejection of the creature. d. it shows the difference between frankenstein and the creature. 2. what is the best meaning of \transitory\ as it is used in the following passage on page 216? rl.4 \even the sailors feel the power of his eloquence: when he speaks, they no longer despair; he rouses their energies, and, while they hear his voice, they believe these vast mountains of ice are mole-hills, which will vanish before the resolutions of man. these feelings are transitory; each day of expectation delayed fills them with fear, and i almost dread a mutiny caused by this despair.\ a. subtle b. certain c. fleeting d. constant 3. reread the following passage from page 205: \i was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure; it molded my feelings and allowed me to be calculating and calm at periods when otherwise delirium or death would have been my portion.\ what does this passage reveal about frankenstein? rl.3 a. his remorse b. his hesitation c. his spontaneity d. his lack of control 4. reread the following passage from page 224: \am i to be thought the only criminal, when all humankind sinned against me? why do you not hate felix, who drove his friend from his door with contumely? why do you not execrate the rustic who sought to destroy the saviour of his child? nay, these are virtuous and immaculate beings! i, the miserable and the abandoned, am... to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on.\ the bolded sentence is an example of... rl.6 a. allusion b. sarcasm c. understatement d. figurative language

Explanation:

1. "My enemy" and "my adversary" imply a hostile relationship, while "my creation" implies a more positive or neutral one. This shows Frankenstein's rejection of the Creature.
2. The context clues "vanish" and "each day of expectation delayed fills them with fear" suggest that "transitory" means "fleeting" (short - lived).
3. The passage shows that Frankenstein is driven by fury and revenge, but revenge allows him to be calculating and calm when he would otherwise be in delirium or dead. This implies a lack of control without revenge.
4. The bolded sentence uses strong, exaggerated language ("spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on") which is characteristic of figurative language.

Answer:

1. C. It emphasizes Frankenstein’s rejection of the Creature.
2. C. fleeting
3. D. his lack of control
4. D. figurative language