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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after giving Paul his research documents did Rossi disappear?

2. What killed several people in the story told to the narrator and Paul in Part One, Chapter 7?

3. How does Johan Binnerts help the narrator in Part One, Chapter 5?

4. Where are Paul and the narrator traveling to when Part One, Chapter 3 begins?

5. What type of business are the narrator and Paul at when Paul continues his story about the dragon book in Part One, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the relationship between Rossi and Paul.

2. Explain what happened to Hedges when he was attacked in Part One, Chapter 12.

3. How does Paul know the woman he encountered in the library in Part One, Chapter 8 is also researching Dracula?

4. How does Rossi react to Hedges’s death? What does this reveal about Rossi?

5. Describe the narrator at the beginning of the events of the story.

6. Explain Rossi’s travels as described in his letter in Part One, Chapter 9.

7. Explain what prompts Paul to tell the narrator about events from his past.

8. Explain who the narrator is in The Historian. What story is she telling?

9. Who is Helen? Why is she researching Dracula?

10. What does Paul think of the monastery at Les Pyrenees-Orientales? How do you know?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define suspense. How is it used in literature? Identify at least two examples of suspense in The Historian. What makes these moments suspenseful? How is each resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the fictional character of Dracula in The Historian with the historical figure of Vlad the Impaler. How are they alike? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Define setting. What is its role in literature? How does setting affect the story of The Historian? Identify and describe one specific setting found in the story.

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