I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing

life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and

health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but

now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and

breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the

aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and

continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose

my mind to sleep. At length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had

before endured, and I threw myself on the bed in my clothes,

endeavouring to seek a few moments of forgetfulness. But it was in

vain; I slept, indeed, but I was disturbed by the wildest dreams. I

thought I saw Elizabeth, in the bloom of health, walking in the streets

of Ingolstadt. Delighted and surprised, I embraced her, but as I

imprinted the first kiss on her lips, they became livid with the hue of

death; her features appeared to change, and I thought that I held the

corpse of my dead mother in my arms; a shroud enveloped her form,

and I saw the grave-worms crawling in the folds of the flannel.

Questions:

- What is the main idea of this passage?

 - A) The narrator is proud of his creation and wants to share it with his

loved ones.

 - B) The narrator is haunted by his creation and suffers from

nightmares and guilt.

 - C) The narrator is indifferent to his creation and wishes to forget

about it.

 - D) The narrator is curious about his creation and wants to study it

further.

 - Answer: B) The narrator is haunted by his creation and suffers from

nightmares and guilt.

 - Rationale: The passage shows that the narrator is filled with horror

and disgust at his creation, and that he has disturbing dreams about