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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Dracula request Harker write a letter to during his captivity?
(a) Mr. Hawkins.
(b) The Duke of Transylvania, who is also Dracula's brother.
(c) His fiancée.
(d) The mayor of London.

2. Who proposes marriage to Lucy?
(a) Arthur Holmwood.
(b) Dr. John Seward.
(c) Mr. Quincey Morris.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

3. What makes Harker realize he is Dracula's prisoner at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) His room and window suddenly have bars on them.
(b) He receives a letter from someone else advising him to escape as soon as possible.
(c) Dracula tells him so.
(d) All the windows and doors are firmly locked.

4. Who is Lucy?
(a) The innkeeper's wife at the hotel near Dracula's home.
(b) A friend of Mina's.
(c) A servant of Dracula's.
(d) Harker's daughter.

5. When do Mina and Harker get married?
(a) They never marry.
(b) After they return to England from Budapest.
(c) During their vacation in Scotland.
(d) Before they return to England from Budapest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the novel opens, where is Jonathan Harker traveling from?

2. What is expected to happen to the Russian ship that is out at sea when a major weather event occurs?

3. What features does the figure hovering over Lucy have when she is out sleepwalking?

4. Who does Renfield keep claiming to speak to during his escape from the asylum?

5. Where are Harker and Mina living when they return from Budapest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major physical changes does Lucy go through right before her death?

2. What initial impression does Dr. Seward's description of Mr. Renfield leave with the reader?

3. What was the West's view of Eastern Europe at the time Dracula was written?

4. What does the letter from the Budapest hospital say about Harker's condition?

5. What causes Renfield's outbursts as Lucy lies dying?

6. How does Dracula respond to the crucifix Harker wears around his neck?

7. What is the reason behind Van Helsing's decision to put garlic up around Lucy's room?

8. How does Lucy respond to the transfusions that Van Helsing orders?

9. What makes Harker certain that Dracula is going to kill him during his captivity?

10. What does Van Helsing hint to Seward that Lucy's troubles aren't over even after she dies?

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