13. Frankenstein asked the villager's loveliest daughter to take a peek at his stitches and to tend each one with a loving kiss, but this would have been no relief to his flagging self-image.
Ans.
13. Frankenstein asked the villager's loveliest daughter to take a peek at his stitches and to tend each one with a loving kiss, but these would have been no relief to his flagging self-image.
1) "these" refers to both actions:
1) taking a peek at his stitches
and
2) tending each one with a loving kiss
"This" can only refer back to the singular. (2 pts.)
Total = 2 pts.