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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 volunteers to help with Lucy's second medical treatment at the hands of Professor Van Helsing?

2. What are Lucy and Mina writing letters about before Harker returns to town?

3. Who attacks Seward with a knife during Lucy's illness?

4. Who is Mr. Hawkins?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Russian ship's log say has happened to the crew?

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

5. What does Harker's choice to give Mina his journal demonstrate?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast one virtuous (by Victorian standards) female character with another non-virtuous female character from "Dracula". Keep in mind that the vampire version of a character can be compared and contrasted with her non-vampire self.

Essay Topic 2

Complete a character analysis of Quincey Morris, listing three literary devices that Stoker uses to develop his character. Make sure to discuss Morris' death in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

The use of religious symbols -- such as crucifixes and holy wafers -- are present throughout the novel. Discuss the role of religion (and of Christianity in particular) in "Dracula".

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