Test Review
(Work in groups of 2-3 to find the answers in the text)- each of you should have all the answers on a sheet of paper- due Wed. when you come to class.)
Mary Shelley’s “Introduction to Frankenstein”-
1)According to the Introduction what were Shelley, her husband, Byron and Polidori doing during the summer they wrote the ghost stories?
2)What were Percy Shelley and Lord Byron talking about that gave Mary Shelley the idea for Frankenstein?
3)What was Shelley doing when she came up for the idea for Frankenstein?
4)What characteristic of the Romantic Movement did Shelley try to achieve in Frankenstein?
5)What characteristic do Gothic novels share with other literature in the Romantic tradition?
6)Name the elements and traits of a gothic novel.
“The Demon Lover”
1)Why has Mrs. Drover come to London?
2)What fact in “The Demon Lover” reflects the British Government’s actual wartime request that people leave London
3)Who has sent the letter that frightens Mrs. Drover?
4)Why does the letter frighten Mrs. Drover?
5)What information in the flashback is most important for the story’s ending?
6)What is ambiguity? What is an example of it in this story?
7)Why is Mrs. Drover comforted by the idea of of getting a taxi in “The Demon Lover”?
8)Why does Mrs. Drover scream when she sees the taxi driver?
9)Definition of aperture
10)Definition of spectral
11)Do you think the fiancé was a real person or a demon? Give five reasons or examples that support your answer
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1)What does the Mariner do that brings the curse on him?
2)What are the main themes of the poem?
3)Why does only the Mariner survive among the crew?
4)How does the ancient Mariner get home?
5)At the end of the poem- why does the ancient Mariner travel from land to land?
6)Definition of the following: expiated, averred, sinuous, tumult, sojourn,
7)Synonym for sinuous
8)What is alliteration?
9)Throughout his narration in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” the Mariner maintains a tone of
a)Pure relief and comfort
b)Dull apathy and weariness
c)Fresh horror and awe
d)Detached wonder and amazement
10)The dice game between Death and Life-In-Death suggests that
a)Sailors like to gamble
b)Luck is all that matters
c)Universal forces are not guided by reason
d)Female forces are more important that male forces