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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. Once the team learns that Dracula is back on land, how do Harker and Morris plan to catch him?

2. What does Renfield manage to tell the vampire-hunting team, despite his injuries?

3. How does the team travel en route to meet the ship Dracula is on once he has left London?

4. What is the first thing the vampire-hunting team notices when they enter the chapel while searching for the wooden boxes?

5. When does Mina end up reading Harker's diary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mina tell the vampire-hunting team she sees the first time she undergoes hypnosis?

3. What does the mark on Mina's head from the holy wafer symbolize?

4. Why do Mina and Holmwood agree to share their diaries with Seward?

5. What favors does Mina ask of the team before they depart to meet Dracula's ship after she has been bitten?

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

7. 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?

8. What is Van Helsing's assessment of Harker's journals?

9. What does the team take Mina's first hypnosis session to mean?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Stoker choose Lucy to die as a result of Dracula's bite instead of Mina? Give at least three reasons for his choice, making sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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