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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. Which character does Mina bite before the team is preparing to depart to meet Dracula's coffin when it departs the ship?

2. How does Seward react to Renfield's constantly changing moods and behaviors?

3. What happens to Renfield as a result of his injuries?

4. What route does the team decide Dracula will take back to his home?

5. What does Van Helsing flash at the Count to make him disappear while he is with Mina and Harker?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the vampire Lucy killed?

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

8. Why does Van Helsing put a holy wafer on Mina's forehead after she has been bitten by Dracula?

9. Why does Seward agree to share his diary with Mina?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mina is described as having a "man's brain" and a "woman's heart." Discuss the meaning of this description and how these qualities manifest themselves in at least three of her character's choices or actions throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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