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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 happens to Harker at the end of Chapter 3, when he sees a remarkable scene between Dracula and some of his "guests"?
(a) He falls unconscious.
(b) He goes insane.
(c) He frees himself by jumping out the window.
(d) He decides to become a vampire, too.

2. What almost happens to Harker after he is awoken from his nap in Dracula's home when he is being held prisoner?
(a) He is almost bitten by Dracula.
(b) He is almost bitten by a female vampire.
(c) He almost dies from the cold.
(d) He almost falls out of the window.

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

5. How does Harker deal with realizing he is being held captive by Dracula?
(a) He refuses to come out of his room.
(b) He considers how he can kill himself.
(c) He stays calms and begins planning.
(d) He panics and yells all the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dracula's name come from?

2. What living things does Renfield eat?

3. What animal comes off of the Russian ship?

4. What is the state of Count Dracula's home at first glance?

5. What does Professor Van Helsing decide must be done as a treatment for Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What causes Renfield's outbursts as Lucy lies dying?

3. 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?

4. What is the reason behind Van Helsing's decision to put garlic up around Lucy's room?

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

6. How does Harker react to the innkeeper's wife's gift for protection when she learns he is on a journey to see Count Dracula?

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

8. Between Lucy and Mina, which woman is considered to be more beautiful?

9. What features of Dracula's new home in England create a sense of foreboding and unease for both Harker and the reader?

10. What is the reader supposed to assume is happening to the children of London at night after Lucy dies?

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