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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reveals to Dracula that Harker has tried to communicate with people outside of Dracula's home?

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

3. How does Lucy look when Professor Van Helsing arrives to examine her after she has been bitten?

4. Who does Renfield keep claiming to speak to during his escape from the asylum?

5. During their late night chats when Harker is being held hostage, what country's laws does Count Dracula seem particularly interested in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What about Lucy's nighttime behavior during Mina's visit is so troubling?

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

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

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

7. Why is Dracula's lack of a reflection in Harper's shaving mirror particularly symbolic and important?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mina is described as having a "man's brain" and a "woman's heart." Discuss the meaning of this description and how these qualities manifest themselves in at least three of her character's choices or actions throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

Choose and explain four traditional elements of a Gothic novel and cite an example of each from "Dracula".

Essay Topic 3

Pick two seemingly minor characters in the novel (such as Renfield and Mr. Swales) and discuss how Stoker uses them in at least three ways to contribute to the novel.

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