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Read these lines: "A being whom I myself had formed, and endued with life, had met me at midnight among the precipices of an inaccessible mountain. I well knew that if any other had communicated such a relation to me, I should have looked upon it as the ravings of insanity. These reflections determined me, and I resolved to remain silent." Why does he stay silent?
AHe has promised the creature to say nothing
BHe does not yet know who the killer was
CHe expects his account to be taken for madness
DHe fears the mountain path more than talk
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. He expects his account to be taken for madness
1. 1. He first sets out what he would have to report: a being he made himself, met at midnight on an inaccessible mountain.
2. 2. He then tests the report by imagining someone else bringing it to him.
3. 3. His own verdict in that case would be the ravings of insanity.
4. 4. Expecting that verdict from others is what determines him, so option A states his reason.
5. 5. No promise is mentioned, ruling out option B.
6. 6. He says a few lines earlier that he is convinced who the murderer is, ruling out option C.
_Source: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)_
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