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

2. What does Mina do to keep Lucy from sleepwalking again?
(a) She chains her to the bed.
(b) She locks her in at night.
(c) She ties a rope around her.
(d) She sends her off to a nunnery.

3. What does Van Helsing's telegram to Seward say?
(a) That Lucy has died in her sleep.
(b) That more garlic is needed as soon as possible.
(c) That a guard be sent to Lucy that night.
(d) That Lucy has been found writing letters to Dracula.

4. Who attacks Seward with a knife during Lucy's illness?
(a) Dracula.
(b) Van Helsing.
(c) Harker.
(d) Renfield.

5. What is Harker's first impression of Count Dracula?
(a) That he has a great sense of humor.
(b) That he is rude and impersonal.
(c) That he is formal and courteous.
(d) That he appears to have some kind of speech impediment.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the novel opens, where is Jonathan Harker traveling from?

2. What happens to Holmwood's father?

3. What animal comes off of the Russian ship?

4. To whom does Dracula request Harker write a letter to during his captivity?

5. What is the status of Holmwood's father's health while Mina is in Budapest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What disturbing sight does Harker see outside of his window during his captivity at Dracula's home?

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

4. What does Van Helsing hint to Seward that Lucy's troubles aren't over even after she dies?

5. 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?

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

7. What does Harker find suspicious about his meals during his initial visit to Dracula's home?

8. 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?

9. How does Dracula respond to the crucifix Harker wears around his neck?

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

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