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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. In what form is Seward's diary recorded?

2. What does Holmwood offer Mina as thanks for her comfort during his grieving process?

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

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

5. What do Van Helsing and Seward discover in Lucy's tomb the first time they visit it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who ultimately kills vampire Lucy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Dracula" is considered a literary classic for many reasons. Choose three elements of the text that you feel made it the classic that it is and explain why these components have ensured the longevity and popularity of the story.

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

Analyze the scene in Chapter 3 where Harker is nearly seduced by the three female vampires. What does this scene tell the reader about traditional gender roles or sexuality during the time that "Dracula" was written?

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