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

2. How does Lucy look when Professor Van Helsing arrives to examine her after she has been bitten?
(a) She is very gaunt and pale.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Her hair is turning gray and falling out.
(d) She is full of energy.

3. During their late night chats when Harker is being held hostage, what country's laws does Count Dracula seem particularly interested in?
(a) Romania's.
(b) England's.
(c) Transylvania's.
(d) America's.

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

5. Whose marriage proposal does Lucy accept?
(a) She accepts no marriage proposals.
(b) Mr. Quincey Morris'.
(c) Arthur Holmwood's.
(d) Dr. John Seward's.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Harker's first escape attempt from Dracula's house, what does he find inside fifty great boxes?

2. Who is Lord Godalming?

3. When Dracula and Harker first stay up all night talking, what causes Dracula to abruptly end the conversation?

4. What items does Harker use the first time he tries to kill Dracula?

5. What is the status of Lucy's mother's health while Mina is in Budapest?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. Where is Lucy and Mina's favorite place to sit?

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

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

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

9. Who is Mr. Swales?

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

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