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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 century were the maps found by Rossi in Istanbul dated?
2. Where is the narrator at the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 25?
3. In what year is the story being told?
4. What book does Paul notice a young woman reading when he is at the library in Part One, Chapter 8?
5. What type of business are the narrator and Paul at when Paul continues his story about the dragon book in Part One, Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the packet of letters the narrator finds in her father’s room in Amsterdam?
2. Explain Rossi’s travels as described in his letter in Part One, Chapter 9.
3. Explain what prompted Rossi to give up his initial research into the green dragon book.
4. Explain what prompts Paul to tell the narrator about events from his past.
5. Explain what happened to Hedges when he was attacked in Part One, Chapter 12.
6. Explain Johan Binnerts’s importance to the narrator, according to Part One, Chapter 5.
7. Explain how Paul began to research Dracula.
8. Explain what happened at the monastery in France that Paul and the narrator visited.
9. Why are Rossi’s letters addressed to “my dear and unfortunate successor”?
10. What is mysterious about the green book that is in Paul’s possession, according to Part One, Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the fictional character of Dracula in The Historian with the historical figure of Vlad the Impaler. How are they alike? How are they different?
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
Explain the relationship between Paul and Rossi in the story. How does their relationship impact the story? How does their relationship end?
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