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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 many of the wooden boxes does the vampire-hunting team locate during their mission after Mina is attacked?

2. What does Seward take Renfield's sense of self-assurance to mean?

3. How does Seward react to Renfield's constantly changing moods and behaviors?

4. Why does Seward deny Renfield's request after Holmwood and Morris have visited him?

5. How does the team travel en route to meet the ship Dracula is on once he has left London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mina tell the vampire-hunting team she sees the first time she undergoes hypnosis?

2. What can the reader assume has happened to Mina after she is found looking very pale after a thick mist entered her room?

3. What is Van Helsing's assessment of Harker's journals?

4. What does the mark on Mina's head from the holy wafer symbolize?

5. Why do Mina and Holmwood agree to share their diaries with Seward?

6. Who ultimately kills vampire Lucy?

7. How does Seward try to draw Renfield out in conversation?

8. How does Van Helsing explain what a vampire is to Seward?

9. What prayer does Mina ask her husband to read aloud?

10. What does Van Helsing say needs to be done to Lucy in order for her to be set freed from being a vampire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the scene in Chapter 3 where Harker is nearly seduced by the three female vampires. What does this scene tell the reader about traditional gender roles or sexuality during the time that "Dracula" was written?

Essay Topic 2

Mina is described as having a "man's brain" and a "woman's heart." Discuss the meaning of this description and how these qualities manifest themselves in at least three of her character's choices or actions throughout the story.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, a fair-haired female vampire accuses Dracula of being incapable of loving. Present an argument that supports or refutes this statement, making sure to use at least three examples from the text to support your position.

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