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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During their late night chats when Harker is being held hostage, what country's laws does Count Dracula seem particularly interested in?
(a) Romania's.
(b) England's.
(c) Transylvania's.
(d) America's.

2. Which word could best be used to describe the tone of Chapter 1?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Mysterious.

3. Who awakens Harker from his nap when the Count is supposedly away from his home?
(a) A woman's screams from outside.
(b) A crow in the window.
(c) Three beautiful women.
(d) The smell of a delicious dinner being cooked.

4. What happens to Lucy's health after her encounter with the stranger during a sleepwalking episode?
(a) She becomes pale and weak.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Her energy level really increases.
(d) She finally begins to sleep through the night.

5. During Harker's first escape attempt from Dracula's house, what does he find inside fifty great boxes?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Nothing; the boxes are empty.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Strange books in a language he has never seen before.

6. What kind of animals surrounds Harker's coach when he is being taken to meet Count Dracula for the first time?
(a) Lions.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Wolves.

7. What are Lucy and Mina writing letters about before Harker returns to town?
(a) Their annoying children.
(b) Their upcoming marriages.
(c) The increasing price of bread in the market.
(d) How they wish they had boyfriends.

8. Who reveals to Dracula that Harker has tried to communicate with people outside of Dracula's home?
(a) Dracula's coach driver.
(b) The gypsies.
(c) The woman doing Harker's laundry.
(d) Dracula's servant.

9. What happens to the urgent telegram that Van Helsing sends to Seward?
(a) The messenger is a vampire.
(b) It goes astray.
(c) It gets too wet in the rain to read.
(d) It is gibberish so Seward can't respond.

10. How does Lucy look when Professor Van Helsing arrives to examine her after she has been bitten?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Her hair is turning gray and falling out.
(c) She is full of energy.
(d) She is very gaunt and pale.

11. In what year was "Dracula" written?
(a) 1897.
(b) No one knows for sure.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1917.

12. Where does Lucy live when Mina goes to visit her?
(a) London.
(b) America.
(c) Bartleby, Yorkshire.
(d) Whitby, Yorkshire.

13. What happens to Mr. Hawkins shortly after Harker and Mina return from abroad?
(a) He dies.
(b) He goes insane.
(c) He decides he doesn't like Harker anymore.
(d) He is kidnapped.

14. Who does Harker think he sees on the streets of London?
(a) Dracula.
(b) His dead mother.
(c) Dracula's coach driver.
(d) Lucy.

15. Why does Mina go to Budapest?
(a) To visit her sick mother.
(b) To marry Harker.
(c) To take care of Harker.
(d) To try to meet Dracula for herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Van Helsing ask from Seward after Lucy's death?

2. What items does Harker use the first time he tries to kill Dracula?

3. How does Harker react to Dracula's physical touch?

4. Who removes important items from Lucy's room?

5. What gift of protection is Harker given during his initial voyage to conduct business for Count Dracula?

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