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1. Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet with Count Dracula and help him purchase property in England, but locals warn him to be careful at the castle as evil forces are strong near Halloween. 2. While at the castle, Jonathan realizes he has lost blood and that the Count has no reflection, and that the exits are locked, making him a prisoner. 3. The novel Dracula is composed of letters and journal entries and tells the story of Jonathan's encounter with Count Dracula and others' efforts to stop the spreading vampire threat led by Dracula.
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- 1. 1. Jonathan Harker is in Transylvania •doing research on vampire lore •to plan his honeymoon •studying history •For a business trip 2. In general, the people he meets, on learning that he is going to Dracula’s castle •are afraid of him, and many of them try to shield their children’s eyes from him •are curious, and many of them ask him questions about why he would go there •shun him coldly, and many of them spit in his direction are afraid for him, and many of them try to give him charms to protect him 3. At Bistritz, the innkeeper’s wife •tells him that it’s Halloween soon, and he should be careful •warns him that tomorrow is St. George’s day, and on the eve of St. George’s day, forces of evil are at their strongest •reminds him that winter is coming, and the voyage to the castle may be difficult •warns him that the full moon is soon 4. Jonathan is meeting Dracula to •ask questions about the history of Transylvania and Wallachia •help the Count to buy an estate in England •try and find lodging at the castle for his upcoming honeymoon ask questions about local superstitions 5. Dracula, when Jonathan first meets him, is •a young man •an old man •a middle-aged man •a teenage boy 6. The castle is surrounded by •wolves •moaning peasants •bats •a moat 7. While shaving, Jonathan realizes that •he has lost a lot of blood recently •the Count has no reflection •there are insects boring into his skin •the Count has been lying to him 8. After exploring the castle, Jonathan also soon realizes that •there are huge bat caves under the castle •the exits are locked, and he is a prisoner •there is a giant underwater passageway •all of the above 9. When Jonathan encounters the three vampire women, his feelings could best be described as •despair and loneliness
- 2. •anger and fear •fear and desire •fear and sadness 10. Dracula is an epistolary novel. This means that •the novel is composed of letters and journal entries •both the novel is religious in theme and the novel is in the third-person •the novel is religious in theme •the novel is in the third-person 11. The gypsies outside the castle are Dracula’s slaves, and members of the undead •Dracula’s victims, who are struggling to overthrow him •Dracula’s servants, and they ignore Jonathan’s cries for help •not really gypsies 12. The gypsies are transporting boxes full of •wolves •gold •earth •vampires 13. The Count promises the three vampire women •both that if his plan works, they’ll all be human again and that once he is gone, they can have Jonathan Harker •that if his plan works, they’ll all be human again •that once he is gone, they can have Jonathan Harker •that once he is gone, they can rule Transylvania in his place 14. After the Count is gone, Jonathan •is drained by the vampire women, but escapes when they are bored with him •is rescued by gypsies •is turned into one of the undead by the vampire women •succeeds in a desperate escape attempt 15. Lucy Westenra has wonderful news for Mina. Lucy has •inherited a fortune •joined a suffragists’ group •been proposed to by three men •met a nice man named Dracula 16. Lucy and Mina go to vacation •in the English seaside town of Whitby •in the great Austrian city of Budapest •in London •in the Alsatian town of Colmar 17. On vacation, Lucy begins to •sleepwalk •cheat on Arthur with a local banker •send flirtatious signals to Dr. Seward
- 3. •pretend she is a bat 18. Mina receives letters from Jonathan promising that he will be home soon. These letters •were sent by Dracula, who had forced Jonathan to write the letters •were sent by Lucy to keep Mina from losing hope •were sent by Jonathan before he knew he was a prisoner of Dracula •none of the above 19. A ship called the Demeter is wrecked nearby. This ship’s crew •is entirely composed of vampires •comes to warn the town that Dracula is coming •is terrified of a ghost they claim was aboard the ship •is missing, the only man accounted for being the dead captain 20. The ship’s cargo is •cotton from America •chests full of garlic and crucifixes •fifty boxes of earth