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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 single word is on the banner held by the dragon in the dragon book?

2. What does the narrator insist that her father do in Part One, Chapter 1?

3. Why is Barley cross with the narrator in Part Two, Chapter 25?

4. Where does the narrator search for clues about her father’s whereabouts after he disappears?

5. What does Paul hope to find by carefully reading the packet of information Rossi gave him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Paul began to research Dracula.

2. Why are Rossi’s letters addressed to “my dear and unfortunate successor”?

3. Explain Rossi’s travels as described in his letter in Part One, Chapter 9.

4. Explain what happened to Hedges when he was attacked in Part One, Chapter 12.

5. Explain what prompted Rossi to give up his initial research into the green dragon book.

6. What is mysterious about the green book that is in Paul’s possession, according to Part One, Chapter 2?

7. Explain what happened at the monastery in France that Paul and the narrator visited.

8. Explain what prompts Paul to tell the narrator about events from his past.

9. Describe the narrator at the beginning of the events of the story.

10. Who is Helen? Why is she researching Dracula?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Paul’s disappearance with Rossi’s disappearance. How are they alike? How are they different? How does each disappearance impact the narrator?

Essay Topic 2

Define characterization. Identify and define each type of characterization, and give at least one example of each from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Paul and Rossi in the story. How does their relationship impact the story? How does their relationship end?

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