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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of strange room does Harker find in Dracula's home that he later takes a nap in?
(a) A basement that has been decorated and furnished very nicely.
(b) A room off the barn that has a secret passage.
(c) A very pleasant and relaxing room.
(d) A room with a fireplace that finally has some heat in it.

2. 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) Strange books in a language he has never seen before.
(d) Gold coins.

3. What change does Mina notice about Lucy after her sleepwalking episode?
(a) Her teeth have become pointy.
(b) Some red marks on Lucy's throat.
(c) A twisted ankle.
(d) Marks around her wrists.

4. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's third medical treatment at the hands of Professor Van Helsing?
(a) No one, only Van Helsing.
(b) Harker.
(c) Holmwood.
(d) Mina.

5. What item does Van Helsing place around Lucy's room?
(a) Goblets of holy water.
(b) Crucifixes.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Dried flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Harker realize he is Dracula's prisoner at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's fourth medical treatment at the hands of Professor Van Helsing?

3. What activity does Lucy begin to do at night during Mina's visit?

4. How is Dracula carried out of the castle after Harker attempts to kill him the first time?

5. What happens to the urgent telegram that Van Helsing sends to Seward?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Harker certain that Dracula is going to kill him during his captivity?

2. What does the letter from the Budapest hospital say about Harker's condition?

3. Who is Mr. Swales?

4. What extraordinary power does Count Dracula's driver seem to have?

5. What was the West's view of Eastern Europe at the time Dracula was written?

6. What does the fair-haired female vampire accuse Dracula of when he stops her from biting Harker after he is nearly seduced during Dracula's absence?

7. Which two characters are under Dracula's mind control at the time that Harker is committed to the Budapest hospital?

8. What does Harker's choice to give Mina his journal demonstrate?

9. How does Lucy respond to the transfusions that Van Helsing orders?

10. As Harker is about to be seduced during his captivity by the three female vampires, what is he thinking of that makes him feel a bit guilty?

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