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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Harker realize he is Dracula's prisoner at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) His room and window suddenly have bars on them.
(b) He receives a letter from someone else advising him to escape as soon as possible.
(c) All the windows and doors are firmly locked.
(d) Dracula tells him so.

2. What strange ship does Mina see entering the harbor while she is visiting Lucy?
(a) A small rowboat full of lots of people.
(b) An American cruise ship.
(c) A ship with Harker's family crest on the mast.
(d) A Russian ship.

3. Which characters are the first to express concern about Harker's journey?
(a) A priest.
(b) Harker's mother.
(c) A gypsy Harker meets on the side of the road.
(d) The landlord of the inn and his wife.

4. During Harker's captivity in Dracula's home, what two items does he toss out of a window (for the gypsies)?
(a) A gold coin and his crucifix necklace.
(b) A letter and a piece of expensive cloth.
(c) A letter and a silver crucifix.
(d) A letter and a gold coin.

5. What does Van Helsing ask from Seward after Lucy's death?
(a) Seward's help and loyalty in the coming days.
(b) Seward's secrecy about why she died.
(c) Seward's help sneaking the body out.
(d) Seward's money to help pay for the funeral.

6. Who proposes marriage to Lucy?
(a) Mr. Quincey Morris.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Arthur Holmwood.
(d) Dr. John Seward.

7. To whom does Dracula request Harker write a letter to during his captivity?
(a) The mayor of London.
(b) The Duke of Transylvania, who is also Dracula's brother.
(c) His fiancée.
(d) Mr. Hawkins.

8. Why does Harker find it difficult to shave in Dracula's home while he is first visiting?
(a) There are no mirrors anywhere.
(b) He is too nervous to keep his hand steady.
(c) Someone steals his razors.
(d) His blade is too dull.

9. When Dracula and Harker first stay up all night talking, what causes Dracula to abruptly end the conversation?
(a) He spills coffee all over himself and decides just to go to bed.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) He gets angry at one of the servants for dropping something.
(d) He has another meeting to go to and has to leave early.

10. What does Dracula force Harker to say in the letter he must write during his captivity?
(a) That he is very happy with Dracula.
(b) That he is going to stay another month in Transylvania.
(c) That he no longer wants to marry his fiancée.
(d) That he needs more money as soon as possible.

11. What is the state of Count Dracula's home at first glance?
(a) It seems small and unimportant.
(b) It comes in and out of view, like magic.
(c) It appears to be run-down and in ruins.
(d) It is amazingly beautiful.

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

13. When the novel opens, where is Jonathan Harker traveling from?
(a) London.
(b) Transylvania.
(c) America.
(d) Munich.

14. What items does Harker use the first time he tries to kill Dracula?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A gun.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A broken piece of wood.

15. How does Van Helsing feel about Lucy's death?
(a) Vindicated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Worried.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who awakens Harker from his nap when the Count is supposedly away from his home?

2. What is Harker's first impression of Count Dracula?

3. What kind of feeling is overwhelming Lucy while Mina is in Budapest?

4. How does Stoker convey the events of what happens in Chapter 1?

5. What is expected to happen to the Russian ship that is out at sea when a major weather event occurs?

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