Dracula
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Prefatory Note
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
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Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
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Chapter 19
Chapter 20
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Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
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Illness, Madness, and Confinement
Christianity, Science, and the Occult
Romantic Love, Seduction, and Sexual Purity
Life, Death, and the Un-Dead
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Mina Harker
Abraham Van Helsing
Dr. Seward
Arthur Holmwood
Lucy Westenra
Swales
Renfield
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Prefatory Note
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Closing Note
Themes
All Themes
Writing, Journaling, and Messaging
Illness, Madness, and Confinement
Christianity, Science, and the Occult
Romantic Love, Seduction, and Sexual Purity
Life, Death, and the Un-Dead
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Count Dracula
Mina Harker
Abraham Van Helsing
Dr. Seward
Arthur Holmwood
Lucy Westenra
Swales
Renfield
Symbols
All Symbols
Blood
Bats
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Oxymorons
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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Why is it significant that Dracula has not found Harker's journal?
1 of 19
Because it suggests that Dracula can be outsmarted
Because Harker has written an escape plan in it
Because it allows the reader to continue following Harker's account
Because it contains a spell to defeat Dracula
What leads Harker to believe more firmly that the events involving the three women were real?
2 of 19
He finds a note from the three women in his room
He is unable to re-enter the women's room as it has been bolted shut
He sees the three women from a distance
Dracula admits to him that the women are real
What does Harker fear will happen after the date on the last letter Dracula instructs him to write?
3 of 19
Dracula will turn him into a vampire
Dracula will send him back to England
Dracula will imprison him in the castle forever
Dracula will kill him in the castle
What does Harker plan to use the band of gypsies outside Dracula's castle for?
4 of 19
As a means to escape from the castle
As a means of carrying messages from inside the castle to the outside world
To help him fight against Dracula
To learn more about the history of Dracula's castle
What does Harker discover about the gypsies' loyalty?
5 of 19
The gypsies are loyal to Dracula, or else have been convinced to spy on Harker
The gypsies are neutral and refuse to become involved in Harker’s situation
The gypsies are loyal to Harker
The gypsies are loyal to a different nobleman
What does Harker discover when he looks through his belongings on the morning of May 31st?
6 of 19
His journal has disappeared
All the documents and traveling clothes he arrived with have disappeared
Dracula has left Harker a note urging him to flee
He finds a map of the castle, including secret escape routes
What does Harker notice the Slovaks bringing to the castle on June 17th?
7 of 19
A large quantity of empty wooden boxes
Weapons and armor
Food and supplies
Prisoners
What does Harker observe Dracula doing on the morning of June 24th?
8 of 19
Dracula is loading the wooden boxes onto a wagon
Dracula is performing a ritual in the courtyard
Dracula is talking to the gypsies and Slovaks
Dracula is leaving the castle dressed in Harker's clothes
What does Harker experience while staring out his window in the moonlight?
9 of 19
He is overcome by the beauty and feels as if the moonlight and dust are beginning to hypnotize him
He feels a sense of freedom and plans his escape
He sees Dracula climbing the castle walls and feels dread and loathing
He feels melancholy and doubts he will ever escape
Which of the following does the novel imply that Dracula feeds on during Harker's stay?
10 of 19
The gypsies in the courtyard
The wolves that respond to Dracula's call
The gypsy woman’s child
Harker himself
What revelation does Harker have about Dracula on the morning of June 25th?
11 of 19
Dracula can shape-shift into different forms
Dracula might not be able to operate during daylight hours
Dracula is vulnerable to holy objects
Dracula is planning to leave Transylvania
What notable feature of Dracula’s room does Harker discover?
12 of 19
It is filled with ancient books and scrolls
There are heaps of gold from many countries in the corners
It is filled with coffins
It contains maps and plans for taking over the world
What does Harker find in one of the wooden boxes in the chapel inside Dracula’s castle?
13 of 19
Ancient scrolls and books
Fifty gold coins
Dracula lying inside
Weapons made of silver
What is ironic about the appearance of the "un-dead" like Dracula?
14 of 19
They appear dead when asleep but seem like ghosts when awake
They can only be seen in mirrors
They appear younger than they actually are
They appear more alive when asleep and seem ghost-like when awake
What happens when Harker asks Dracula if he can leave the castle on the night of June 29?
15 of 19
Dracula agrees and provides him with a carriage
Dracula refuses and locks Harker in his room
Dracula opens the main door to reveal a large number of wolves outside
Dracula laughs and disappears into thin air
Why is Harker worried after hearing Dracula talk to the three women?
16 of 19
He thinks Dracula and the three women will gang up on him when he least expects it
He fears Dracula will reveal his secrets to them
He is concerned that Dracula will murder him in the night or the next day
He thinks the three women will try to seduce him that night
What does Harker resolve to do after finding the main door to the castle locked again?
17 of 19
Climb out a castle window
Confront Dracula about his true nature and what his intentions are
Find the key, even if it means confronting Dracula
Enlist the gypsies to help him escape
What do the Slovaks and gypsies do when they arrive at Dracula's castle?
18 of 19
They warn Harker to flee the castle
They drag wooden boxes filled with earth away for Dracula
They try to overpower Dracula
They perform a ritual to protect the castle
What does Harker hope for his journal if he does not survive?
19 of 19
He hopes it will be published as a novel
He hopes it will serve as proof of his love for Mina and somehow make it back to her
He hopes it will be used as evidence against Dracula
He hopes it will be buried with him
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