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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. Why do Helen and Paul kill Rossi in Part Three, Chapter 72?

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

3. Who was thought to be dead but turns up in Hungary?

4. What does Mr. Erozan do for a living?

5. Where does Rossi meet the young woman he falls in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator think about her father when she finds his empty room in France? Why?

2. Why do the narrator and Barley get off the train before their designated stop?

3. Explain why Hugh James wants to kill Dracula.

4. What does Paul suspect about Helen when they travel to Hungary? How do you know?

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

6. What does the narrator suspect about the love letter she finds from her father to Helen in Part Three, Chapter 49?

7. Who is Ranov? What is his relationship with Paul and Helen?

8. Why do Helen and Paul drive a silver dagger into Rossi’s heart?

9. Why did Helen and Paul take the book on the life of Saint George with them when they left the tomb?

10. What two things does Helen admit to Rossi after Jozsef interrogates Aunt Eva?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define motif. What is its role in literature? Identify at least one motif found in The Historian and explain how it is expressed throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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