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Rain pounds the windows, and dark clouds hide the sun for days and days. Stuck indoors, a small group of friends huddles by the fire, and one of them says, \"Let's each write a ghost story!\" One of those friends was an 18-year-old named Mary Shelley, and the story she began would become one of the most famous books in the world.  \nThat gloomy summer was not just bad luck, and it gave Mary the perfect mood for a  \nspooky tale. People later called 1816 \"the year without a summer\" because a huge volcano had erupted far away, throwing ash into the sky and blocking sunlight. Crops failed and the weather stayed cold and gray all across Europe. So while the rain fell, Mary sat down and started dreaming up a scientist and his strange experiment.  \nThe scientist in her story is named Victor Frankenstein, and here is something that surprises almost everyone. Frankenstein is not the monster at all! Victor is the young scientist who builds a creature out of parts and brings it to life, and the creature is never given a name in the book. So the next time someone points to the tall, bolt-necked monster and says \"Frankenstein,\" you can share the real story.  \nThat idea of a scientist making life in a laboratory is why many people call the book one of the first science fiction novels. Instead of using magic or a witch's spell, Mary imagined a person using science and machines to do something new. Her book was published in 1818, when she was still only about 20 years old. Books like it, full of bold inventions and \"what if\" questions, would inspire writers for the next two hundred years.  \nThe biggest \"what if\" in the whole story is a question about responsibility. When Victor creates the creature, he is frightened and runs away instead of caring for what he made. Mary's book quietly asks the reader: if you make something, aren't you responsible for it? It is a heavy question to come from a rainy vacation and a teenager with a pen!  \nMary Shelley and Frankenstein  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) Where were Mary Shelley and her friends staying when the ghost-story challenge began?\u003Cbr>A. In a cottage near the coast of France\u003Cbr>B. In a cabin high in the mountains of Italy\u003Cbr>C. In a castle beside a river in England\u003Cbr>D. In a house beside Lake Geneva in Switzerland |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How does the author organize the events of the article?\u003Cbr>A. By time order, from the rainy summer to the book's ideas today\u003Cbr>B. By comparing two different scientists side by side\u003Cbr>C. By describing a problem and then giving its solution\u003Cbr>D. By listing steps for writing a ghost story |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why was 1816 called \"the year without a summer\"?\u003Cbr>A. A huge volcano had erupted and blocked sunlight with ash.\u003Cbr>B. A great flood had covered the fields with water.\u003Cbr>C. A long snowstorm had buried much of Europe in ice.\u003Cbr>D. A thick forest fire had darkened the sky with smoke. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) In the passage, what does the word \"erupted\" mean when talking about the volcano?\u003Cbr>A. Slowly cooled down over many years\u003Cbr>B. Sank quietly beneath the ocean\u003Cbr>C. Melted the snow on nearby mountains\u003Cbr>D. Burst out, sending ash into the sky |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) What is the main idea of the last paragraph?\u003Cbr>A. The story explains how to build a creature in a laboratory.\u003Cbr>B. The story proves that science is more powerful than magic.\u003Cbr>C. The story asks whether you are responsible for what you create.\u003Cbr>D. The story shows that vacations by lakes are always boring. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) How old was Mary Shelley when she started writing her story?\u003Cbr>A. She was 25 years old. B. She was 30 years old.\u003Cbr>C. 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