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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. Who commends Bora for his scholarship?

2. What is the salutation in Rossi’s letters in Part Two, Chapter 45?

3. Under what guise do Helen and Paul go into Budapest?

4. Why is Helen suspicious of Ranov?

5. What happens to Mr. Erozan after Helen and Paul read the letter about the Carpathian monk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Helen and Paul drive a silver dagger into Rossi’s heart?

2. How does Turgut Bora become involved in Paul’s research?

3. Explain the courtship between Rossi and Helen’s mother from Helen’s mother’s perspective.

4. Why do Helen and Paul return home after finding Dracula’s tomb?

5. Why do the narrator and Barley get off the train before their designated stop?

6. Why did the narrator never know her mother growing up?

7. What does Dracula think of Paul? How do you know?

8. What two things does Helen admit to Rossi after Jozsef interrogates Aunt Eva?

9. What advice does Rossi offer Helen and Paul when they go to find Dracula in the tomb?

10. Why did Helen and Paul take the book on the life of Saint George with them when they left the tomb?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define point of view. Identify each type of point of view and its characteristics. What is the point of view of The Historian? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Define symbolism. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Identify at least one symbol found in The Historian. What does it symbolize? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

There are many parallels between Paul’s research into Dracula and the narrator’s research into Dracula. Identify and explain at least three specific parallels between the two characters’ research paths. How do these parallels impact the reader’s experience of the story?

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