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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. How does the narrator find her father’s room in Part Three, Chapter 56?

2. Where do Helen and Paul go to make a life for themselves after finding Dracula’s sarcophagus?

3. What does Paul notice about Helen’s physical appearance?

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

5. What was scheduled to happen only days after Elsie’s injury?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the postcards from Helen Rossi that the narrator finds in Part Three, Chapter 63?

3. What do Helen and Paul do after sharing their story with Bora and his wife?

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

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

6. Explain why Dracula took Rossi to his tomb.

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

8. Why does Jozsef interrogate Aunt Eva about Paul?

9. Explain the courtship of Rossi and Helen’s mother from Rossi’s perspective.

10. What cliffhanger does the narrator leave you with in the Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define suspense. How is it used in literature? Identify at least two examples of suspense in The Historian. What makes these moments suspenseful? How is each resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Define mood. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? What is the overall mood of The Historian? How do you know? How is it expressed?

Essay Topic 3

Define setting. What is its role in literature? How does setting affect the story of The Historian? Identify and describe one specific setting found in the story.

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