STUDY GUIDE FRANKENSTEIN MARY SHELLEY 1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Call of the Wild A Christmas Carol Frankenstein The Red Badge of Courage The Scarlet Letter A Tale of Two Cities Treasure Island Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc. Cover Art: Black Eagle Productions Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 E-Mail: info@sdlback.com Website: www.sdlback.com Copyright 1999 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception below. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing 1999 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback EducationalPublishing grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher. This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems. ISBN 1-56254-265-6 Printed in the United States of America 05 04 03 02 01 00 M 99 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2
CONTENTS Notes to the Teacher... 4 Facts About the Author... 5 Facts About the Times... 6 Facts About the Characters... 6 Chapter Summaries... 7 Answer Key... 10 Literary Glossary... 12 CHAPTER EXERCISES 1 Words and Meanings, Ch. 1... 14 2 Character Study, Ch. 1... 15 3 Words and Meanings, Ch. 2... 16 4 Inference, Ch. 2... 17 5 Words and Meanings, Ch. 3... 18 6 Comprehension Check, Ch. 3... 19 7 Words and Meanings, Ch. 4... 20 8 Sequence of Events, Ch. 4... 21 9 Words and Meanings, Ch. 5... 22 10 Drawing Conclusions, Ch. 5... 23 11 Words and Meanings, Ch. 6... 24 12 Cause and Effect, Ch. 6... 25 13 Words and Meanings, Ch. 7... 26 14 Comprehension Check, Ch. 7... 27 15 Words and Meanings, Ch. 8... 28 16 Sequence of Events, Ch. 8... 29 17 Words and Meanings, Ch. 9... 30 18 Personalizing the Story, Ch. 9... 31 19 Words and Meanings, Ch. 10... 32 20 Drawing Conclusions, Ch. 10... 33 21 Words and Meanings, Ch. 11... 34 22 Synonyms and Antonyms, Ch. 11. 35 23 Words and Meanings, Ch. 12... 36 24 Comprehension Check, Ch. 12... 37 END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES 25 Book Sequence... 38 26 Final Exam, Part 1... 39 26 Final Exam, Part 2... 40 UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 27 Beyond the Text... 41 28 Plot Study... 42 29 Theme Analysis... 43 30 Character Study... 44 31 Vocabulary Study... 45 32 Glossary Study... 46 33 Book Review, Part 1... 47 33 Book Review, Part 2... 48 3
FRANKENSTEIN Chapter 1 1 WORDS AND MEANINGS NAME DATE A. Circle the hidden words in the puzzle. They may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. VIOLENT ADOPT ATTITUDE THEORY SOULS SPELLS SCIENCE DESTINY MERCHANT PERSONALITY ADORED NOBLEMAN Z S J K V E P M E R C H A N T Y T A Q B M T P F T P O D A A B N E B Y P Q H N X G E A M T R E I V E M A L E N R U B E T T L S T R T X C S O F C T L I I O P C S E N J D L R M U B T L I E Q P E D A F K U Y W O U Q V L V I W D C Y J A O X N D V D L C F Y N Q S C O M S Q E P L S P E R S O N A L I T Y P B. Use a word from the puzzle to complete each sentence below. 1. Mrs. Frankenstein asked the farmer if she could the little girl. 2. Elizabeth became the companion of Victor s childhood. 3. Lightning blasted an oak tree during a storm. 4. Victor heard a scientist explain his on the subject of electricity. 5. Victor thought the laws of had already sealed his terrible fate. 6. After a change of, Victor studied mathematics instead of science. 7. Elizabeth was born the daughter of a. 8. Victor s friend Henry Clerval was the son of a Geneva. 14 Saddleback Educational Publishing 1999 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com
FRANKENSTEIN Chapter 1 2 CHARACTER STUDY NAME DATE What did you learn about the characters in Chapter 1? Circle two letters to identify facts about each character. 1. Victor Frankenstein a. went off to fight for c. practiced raising ghosts his country. and casting spells. b. grew up in Geneva, d. spent a week at Lake Como Switzerland. in Italy. 2. Elizabeth Lavenza a. was interested in c. read the books in helping the poor. Victor s library. b. was the daughter of d. was adopted by a nobleman. Victor s mother. 3. Henry Clerval a. was the son of a c. was a close friend of Geneva merchant. Victor and Elizabeth. b. came to visit d. had been put in the Victor s father. care of a farmer. 4. Victor s father a. told stories of heroes c. was the head of a and great adventures. well-known family. b. had little money and d. said that Victor s four hungry children. books were trash. 5. Victor s mother a. had always wanted c. was different from the others a little girl. in looks and personality. b. was shocked when lightning d. had another child when destroyed an old oak tree. Victor was seven. 6. Ernest and William a. told Victor about the c. gave up their travels theory of electricity. and stayed home. b. were Victor s d. were too young to share brothers. Victor s interest in science. Saddleback Educational Publishing 1999 Three Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (888) 735-2225 Fax: (888) 734-4010 www.sdlback.com 15