501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
entertain the reader.
b.
explain a scientific principle.
c.
teach a moral lesson.
d.
share the secret of his research.
c.
reveal his true nature.
291.
The word 
baffled
in line 23 means
a.
hindered.
b.
confused.
c.
puzzled.
d.
eluded.
e.
regulated.
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292.
During the creation process, Frankenstein could best be 
described as
a.
calm.
b.
horrified.
c.
evil.
d.
indifferent.
e.
obsessed.
293.
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
294.
These things
that 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.
295.
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.
296.
Based on the information in the passages, Dr. Moreau is like Victor
Frankenstein in that he also