Question

1. Place a checkmark next to each true statement about Mary Shelley:

She was an actress before she became an author.

She wrote Frankenstein as part of a ghost story-telling

competition between friends.

None of her novels were successful during her lifetime.

She lived a very sad, tragic life.

She was the daughter of two political and social activists.

Frankenstein was the only novel she wrote.

Her writing reflects the political, social, and scientific revolutions

of her time.

Answer 1

Answer:

True statements about Mary Shelley

• She wrote Frankenstein as part of a ghost story-telling  competition between friends
• She lived a very sad, tragic life.
• She was the daughter of two political and social activists

Explanation:

Mary Shelley was an author best known for her book 'Frankenstein', which she wrote initially as a short ghost story but later expanded in to a full length book.

She was the daughter of a radical philosopher and a feminist. She married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Her life was fraught with tragedy and depression.

Answer 2

She wrote Frankenstein as part of a ghost story-telling competition between friends.

She lived a very sad, tragic life

She was the daughter of two political and social activists.

Her writing reflects the political, social, and scientific revolutions of her time.