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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. When do Mina and Harker get married?
(a) They never marry.
(b) Before they return to England from Budapest.
(c) During their vacation in Scotland.
(d) After they return to England from Budapest.

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

3. What does Mina hope will assist Harker once he returns home?
(a) Her typing and shorthand skills.
(b) Her cooking skills.
(c) Her desire to start a family right away.
(d) Her newly inherited wealth.

4. What is the source of Seward's depression?
(a) Lucy's refusal to marry him.
(b) His alcoholism.
(c) His horrible job in the asylum.
(d) His mounting debts.

5. What causes Dracula to go into a "demonic fury" while he is watching Harker shave during Harker's first visit to Dracula's home?
(a) The kind of razor Harker is using.
(b) A trickle of blood on Harker's chin.
(c) The fact that Harker didn't finish all of his breakfast.
(d) The mirror Harker is holding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal has reportedly escaped from a local zoo?

2. Which characters are the first to express concern about Harker's journey?

3. How does Harker deal with realizing he is being held captive by Dracula?

4. What body part changes in Lucy that causes Van Helsing and Seward to become increasingly disturbed about their patient?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Renfield manage to get a rare night of sleep after being stabbed?

3. What major physical changes does Lucy go through right before her death?

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

5. What two classic traits of a vampire does Dracula demonstrate in Chapter 4 (when Harker first begins to try to escape from Dracula's castle)?

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

7. Why doesn't Harker want Dracula to know that he is afraid of him while being held captive?

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

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

10. What happens to Lucy's mother after Van Helsing's telegram goes astray?

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