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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 kind of animals surrounds Harker's coach when he is being taken to meet Count Dracula for the first time?

2. Who reveals to Dracula that Harker has tried to communicate with people outside of Dracula's home?

3. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's first medical treatment at the hands of Professor Van Helsing?

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

5. What is the status of Holmwood's father's health while Mina is in Budapest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What about Lucy's nighttime behavior during Mina's visit is so troubling?

3. What is Harker's first impression of Count Dracula's coach driver?

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

5. What two classic traits of a vampire does Dracula demonstrate in Chapter 4 (when Harker first begins to try to escape from Dracula's castle)?

6. What is the reader supposed to assume is happening to the children of London at night after Lucy dies?

7. Why is Dracula's lack of a reflection in Harper's shaving mirror particularly symbolic and important?

8. Which two characters are under Dracula's mind control at the time that Harker is committed to the Budapest hospital?

9. Who is Mr. Swales?

10. What does the Russian ship's log say has happened to the crew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The use of religious symbols -- such as crucifixes and holy wafers -- are present throughout the novel. Discuss the role of religion (and of Christianity in particular) in "Dracula".

Essay Topic 2

Choose three instances of foreshadowing that happen within the first three chapters of the novel and describe which future event that each predicts/foreshadows.

Essay Topic 3

Pick two seemingly minor characters in the novel (such as Renfield and Mr. Swales) and discuss how Stoker uses them in at least three ways to contribute to the novel.

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