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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. What animal has reportedly escaped from a local zoo?

2. When the novel opens, where is Jonathan Harker traveling from?

3. When do Mina and Harker get married?

4. When Holmwood looks at Lucy after she dies, what does he notice?

5. What happens to Harker at the end of Chapter 3, when he sees a remarkable scene between Dracula and some of his "guests"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Mr. Swales?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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 critical examination of the institution of marriage in the novel, making sure to address at least two ways that the marriages within the novel support the stereotypes and social expectations of the time and two ways that the marriages within the novel go against the stereotypes of the times.

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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