Read this sentence from the text: in this mood of mind what does this line say about the narrator? a. he made up his mind after careful consideration. b. he made up his mind based on his annoyance. c. he made up his mind by getting good advice. d. he made up his mind to quit working altogether.

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b. He made up his mind based on his annoyance. This is the correct answer.

He is Victor , the main character from Frankestein. He gets annoyed at the people who have passed onto him " magical"  information - alchemy- about  natural phenomena.  "...these men disinclined me to pursue ...";  "...suddenly grew despicable..." , these quotations exemplify Victor's negative opinion about the alchemists.  " In this mood of mind I betook myself to the mathematics and ...", in this quotation he says he has decided to study rational subjects.

These answers are not right:

a. He made up his mind after careful consideration ( Victor does not consider alchemy but criticises it).

c. He made up his mind by getting good advice.  ( Victor makes up his mind by himself when he hears a scientist talk about electricity).

d. He made up his mind to quit working altogether. ( On the contrary, Victor starts to study very hard).