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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. When does Mina's psychic connection to Dracula lessen?

2. Who does Van Helsing blame for the error in the team's plans to meet Dracula's ship?

3. Why does Van Helsing want Mina to visit after Lucy's death?

4. What about Renfield amazes Holmwood and Morris the first time they meet him?

5. What strange phenomenon came into Mina's room while the vampire-hunters were out on their first mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Renfield say about how he specifically got his injuries from Dracula?

2. What tools does Mina use to deduce where Dracula goes once he is back on land?

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

4. Why doesn't the vampire-hunting team want to break into Dracula's Piccadilly house?

5. How does Van Helsing explain what a vampire is to Seward?

6. What can the reader assume has happened to Mina after she is found looking very pale after a thick mist entered her room?

7. Why is Dracula's destruction of the property in Seward's office not a total loss to the vampire-hunting team?

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

9. What arguments does Mina give for why she should come with the team when they leave to intercept Dracula's coffin once it has left London?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

In Chapter 3, a fair-haired female vampire accuses Dracula of being incapable of loving. Present an argument that supports or refutes this statement, making sure to use at least three examples from the text to support your position.

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