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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 is the name of the ship on which Dracula supposedly made his escape?

2. What about Mina causes Van Helsing to be concerned while they are waiting for Dracula's ship to arrive?

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

4. How does Mina think Van Helsing can exploit her psychic connection to Dracula?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. How is the vampire Lucy killed?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Dracula is supposedly based on a real historical figure named Vlad the Impaler. Find three similarities between this historical figure and the literary character and explain how and when they appear in the novel.

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