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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. With what object does Harker try to attack Dracula with when he appears after they have tried to destroy all of the wooden boxes?

2. Why does Seward deny Renfield's request after Holmwood and Morris have visited him?

3. How does Van Helsing open Lucy's tomb?

4. Which word can best be used to describe Dracula's appearance in front of Mina, Harker, Seward, Holmwood, and Morris?

5. What do Holmwood and Morris think about Renfield after they meet him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Seward react to the idea that Lucy is a vampire after her death?

2. After Mina learns of her psychic connection to Dracula, why does she excuse herself from learning more about the vampire-hunting team's plans?

3. What does Mina conclude about how Dracula will be trying to get home?

4. Why does Mina ask Seward for permission to visit Renfield?

5. What prayer does Mina ask her husband to read aloud?

6. What is the first vow the vampire-hunting team makes to each other?

7. How does Seward try to draw Renfield out in conversation?

8. Why is Mina left behind during the first mission of the vampire-hunting team?

9. What does Van Helsing say needs to be done to Lucy in order for her to be set freed from being a vampire?

10. Who ultimately kills vampire Lucy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the novel's major themes is the conflict between the traditional and the modern. Choose three characters or events and explain, using evidence from the text, how they represent this conflict.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose three instances of foreshadowing that happen within the first three chapters of the novel and describe which future event that each predicts/foreshadows.

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