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Chapters 1 & 2 – Study Guide
1. What is the setting of the first part of the story?
Dracula begins in the month of May (P. 1). Jonathan travels through Transylvania on his
way to Count Dracula’s castle, stopping in Klausenburgh (P. 1) and Bistritz (P. 4). He
rides two coaches (P. 7 & 13-14) on his way to the castle. Once he reaches it (P. 19-20),
he remains there with the Count.
2. What does Jonathan Harker find waiting for him when he arrives at the Golden Krone
Hotel?
Jonathan has a letter from the Count waiting for him at the Hotel. It informs him of the
coach that will take him to Dracula’s castle. (P. 5)
3. Why does the hotel landlady beg Jonathan not to continue his journey?
The landlady begs Jonathan not to go that night because it is the eve of St. George’s Day.
At midnight that night, “all the evil things in the world have full sway.” She believes
either Dracula is evil, or that Jonathan will encounter something on his trip that is. (P. 6)
4. What does the landlady of the hotel give Jonathan Harker for protection against evil?
She gives Jonathan a crucifix. (P. 7)
5. How does Jonathan Harker describe the driver that meets him at the Borgo Pass?
Jonathan calls the driver a tall man that has a long brown beard and a large black hat. He
has bright, possibly red eyes, and possesses great strength. (P. 16-17)
6. What does Jonathan find strange about his carriage ride to Castle Dracula?
Jonathan notices a number of strange things on his carriage ride. First, he notices that the
carriage had been traveling in circles until it was almost midnight (P. 15). Then, wolves
began to howl, which frightens him and the horses (P 16). Finally, a blue flame appears
on the side of the road (P. 17).
7. During Jonathan Harker’s ride to Castle Dracula what is “all so strange and uncanny
that a dreadful fear came upon [him]?”
The driver leaves the coach and disappears for a while. The wolves move closer to the
carriage, and Jonathan and the horses get very scared. When the driver comes back, a
cloud covers the moon, and everything becomes dark. Once Jonathan could see again, all
the wolves were gone (P. 17-18).
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8. What is it about the caleche driver that seems to make the biggest impression on
Jonathan Harker?
The most notable aspect about the driver to Jonathan was his immense strength. (P. 20)
9. Describe the man who greets Jonathan Harker at Castle Dracula.
The Count was a tall old man with a long, white mustache that wore entirely black
clothing. (P. 21)
10. Who are the “children of the night?”
Dracula calls wolves the “children of the night.” (P. 25)
11. What does Jonathan Harker notice is absent from every room he enters in the castle?
Jonathan notices two things completely absent from the castle. The first thing missing is
mirrors, and the second is the complete lack of servants for such a wealthy home. (P. 26)
12. What does the Count want Jonathan Harker to teach him while at Castle Dracula?
Dracula wants Jonathan to teach him more about England and English while they are at
the castle. (P. 28)
13. What is Jonathan Harker’s occupation, and what is his purpose for coming to
Transylvania?
Jonathan Harker is a solicitor. He went to Transylvania on behalf of Peter Hawkins to
inform Dracula of his new estate in London. (P. 28)
14. When Jonathan Harker looks in his shaving mirror, what peculiar thing does he notice
about the Count?
Jonathan notices that Dracula does not show a reflection. (P. 35)
15. What surprises Jonathan Harker when he tries to explore the outdoor grounds of
Castle Dracula?
Jonathan finds out that all the doors to the outside are locked, meaning he was trapped in
the castle. (P. 36)
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Chapters 3 & 4 – Study Guide
1. Describe Jonathan Harker’s thoughts after he discovers the Count laying the table in
the dining room.
Jonathan is somewhat nervous and fearful when he sees Dracula setting the table. He
realizes that he and the Count are the only ones in the castle. (P. 38)
2. Count Dracula claims to be the ancestor of what famous warrior?
Dracula claims he is a descendent of Attila the Hun. (P. 39-40)
3. What does the Count warn Jonathan not to do when he is alone at night?
Jonathan is warned to not sleep anywhere but his room. Dracula says that Jonathan
would get “bad dreams” if he does. (P. 45)
4. Describe the way Jonathan Harker sees the Count leave the Castle.
Harker sees Dracula leave the castle one day. Dracula went out a window and headfirst
down the castle wall to the ground. (P 47)
5. Jonathan Harker falls asleep in the parlor. What does he see upon waking?
Jonathan sees three beautiful women when he wakes up in the parlor. They are other
vampires, and were about to suck his blood. (P. 51)
6. Describe the Count’s reaction to finding the women with Jonathan Harker.
The Count is furious that the women were about to suck Jonathan’s blood. He threw
them back, and yells at them for what they were doing. (P. 53-54)
7. What does Jonathan Harker believe he hears coming from the bag the Count had
thrown to the floor?
Jonathan hears what he thinks is a child, smothered by the bag. (P. 54)
8. What happens to the women and the bag?
The three women seemed to just fade away into the moonlight with the bag. (P. 54)
9. The Count instructs Jonathan to write three letters home. What is the content of these
letters?
The first letter was dated June 12, and said that Jonathan was planning on leaving soon.
The second, dated June 19, said Jonathan would leave the next day, and the last one,
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dated June 29, said that he had left the castle and arrived at Bistritz. The Count said that
he would deliver these letters for Jonathan as he made progress. (P. 56)
10. Jonathan attempts to send letters home without the Count reading them. What
happens to the letters?
Jonathan tries to send the letters home by giving them to a Szgany, but the man just gives
it to Dracula. Dracula opens them in front of Jonathan and reads them. He says he will
deliver the one to Peter, but burns the letter to Mina. (P, 59)
11. What does Jonathan discover upon waking on 31 May?
On the morning of May 31, Jonathan sees that nearly all of his belongings are gone. (P.
59)
12. What do the Slovaks deliver to the castle?
The Slovaks deliver boxes to the castle. Jonathan suspects they are empty by how easily
they carry them. (P. 60)
13. When Count Dracula leaves the castle on 24 June, what does Jonathan Harker notice?
Jonathan sees the Count leave through the window again, but this time he is wearing one
of Harker’s suits, and is holding the bag that he gave to the three women. (P. 60-61)
14. Jonathan goes to the window when he hears the agonizing cry of a woman. What does
she yell upon seeing Jonathan’s face in the window?
The woman sees Jonathan in the window and yells, “Monster, give me my child!” (P.
62)
15. What happens to the woman as she continues to bang on the door of the Count’s
castle?
When the woman continues to bang Dracula’s door, the Count calls out, and is answered
by howling wolves. The wolves come into the courtyard, eat the woman, and leave. (P.
62-63)
16. Jonathan decides to climb the wall of the castle into the Count’s room. Describe what
Jonathan Harker discovers in the Count’s room.
Harker first sees that the Count’s room is mostly empty. It looks similar to the south
rooms. He then notices piles of gold from all around the world in a corner. Eventually
he sees a door that leads down to a ruined chapel. (P. 64-65)
17. Jonathan tells the Count that he wants to leave the night of 29 June, but he suddenly
changes his mind. Why?
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When Jonathan tells the Count he wants to leave that night, the Count leads him through
the castle. They get to a door that Jonathan hears snarling wolves behind, and he gets
nervous. He believed that Dracula would feed him to the wolves. (P. 68)
18. What does Jonathan Harker find when he goes back to the Count’s room to look for a
key to the door?
Jonathan doesn’t see anything in Dracula’s “room,” and continues down to the chapel
where he saw him sleeping. One of the boxes that the Slovaks brought had a lid on it, so
Jonathan lifted it up to check inside. Dracula was lying inside, asleep, with blood
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Chapters 5 & 6 – Study Guide
1. What is the relationship between Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker?
Mina and Jonathan are engaged. They will be married when Jonathan returns from
Castle Dracula. (P. 74)
2. What kind of an institution does Dr. John Seward run?
Dr. Seward runs a lunatic asylum. (P. 77)
3. From whom did Lucy receive marriage proposals?
Lucy received three marriage proposals. The first was from John Seward, the second
from Quincey Morris, and the final one from Arthur Holmwood. (P. 77-82)
4. Identify Quincey Morris.
Lucy says Quincey is a man from Texas, in America. She says he is “very young and
very fresh” and will speak “American slang” to amuse her. He was one of the three men
to propose to Lucy. (P. 80-82)
5. Which of the marriage proposals does Lucy accept?
Lucy accepts Arthur’s marriage proposal. (P. 82)
6. Describe the patient who seems to be of most interest to Dr. Seward.
Seward is most interested in R. M. Renfield. He is very strong, and could easily be
excited into doing something dangerous. Dr. Seward is keeping an eye on him. (P. 83)
7. What does the old man that Mina and Lucy meet claim about the tombstones in the
cemetery?
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Mr. Swales says that all the tombstones say false things. (P. 89)
8. Describe Renfield’s systematic way of collecting lives.
First, Renfield would attract a small animal. Then he gave those small animals to a
slightly larger one. He would continue that chain as long as he could. He started with
flies, which he got by giving them some of his food. Renfield fed the flies to spiders, and
then gave the spiders to sparrows. He was going to give those sparrows to a cat, but Dr.
Seward would not get him one. Instead, he ate the sparrows himself.
9. What unusual thing does Renfield eat? Why?
The first unusual thing Renfield ate in front of Dr. Seward was a fly (P. 94). Later, Dr.
Seward was told that he ate all of the sparrows he had collected raw. He seemed to have
done this because Seward refused to let him get a cat, which would eat the sparrows and
continue the chain. (P. 97)
10. What odd, recent behavior of Lucy is disturbing to Mina?
Lucy began sleepwalking again, and that bothers Mina. (P. 98)
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Chapters 7 & 8 – Study Guide
1. Describe the mysterious schooner’s entrance into the harbor.
The ship entered the harbor in a very odd way. It started earlier in the day, when Mina
saw that it was just moving back and forth randomly. This was odd, because there was a
large storm coming, and most ships were heading for port. During the storm later, the
schooner was seen entering the harbor, still being steered haphazardly. An onlooker
notices that there is only one person tied to the wheel, and he isn’t moving. The ship was
at the mercy of the waves, but luckily made it onto the nearby beach. (P. 107-108)
2. What is discovered on board the mysterious schooner?
The crowd that saw the ship run aground rushed to it after it stopped. The first ones there
found that the man tied to the ship was actually dead. In his hands were a crucifix and an
addendum to the ship’s log. (P. 109-110)
3. What is the name of the schooner, and where did she come from?
The schooner was called the Demeter, and it was traveling from Varna, Russia. (P. 110)
4. What is the only living thing on the ship?
The only living thing left on the ship was a dog, which jumped off the schooner as soon
as it hit ground and ran away. (P. 111)
5. According to the captain’s addendum to the ship’s log, what happened to the men on
the ship?
At first, the captain just thought the men were disappearing, like everyone else. Later, he
believed that his first mate killed all of them. When he sees the mysterious figure, he
thinks it may have done it, also. (P. 117)
6. Describe what the captain saw on the last night aboard ship.
The captain doesn’t describe what he saw in great detail. He calls the being “Him” and
“It” in his log, and seems genuinely frightened by it. Seeing “It” is what causes him to tie
himself to the wheel with the crucifix. (P. 117)
7. What happens to the old man who had befriended Mina and Lucy?
Mr. Swales was found dead early on the 11th. He died when his neck was broken after
falling back in his chair, as if frightened. (P. 119)
8. On August 11th what does Mina discover when she awakens in the night?
Mina wakes up to find that Lucy isn’t in her bed, or the entire room. (P. 122)
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9. What does Mina see in the moonlit churchyard when she goes looking for Lucy?
Mina sees Lucy sitting on a bench in the churchyard, with a dark figure leaning over her.
(P. 123-124)
10. What is Mina most concerned about for Lucy’s sake as they walk home from the
churchyard?
Mina is the most concerned that someone will see the duo, and that Lucy’s reputation will
be tarnished. (P. 126)
11. What makes Mina think that she pricked Lucy accidentally with a safety pin?
Mina notices that there is a small piercing in Lucy’s neck, so she worries that she may
have pricked Lucy when she covered her with the shawl. (P. 127)
12. On the night of August 13th what does Mina see outside the window?
In the middle of the night, Mina looks out the window and sees a giant bat flying around
just outside. It flies off after some time. (P. 128)
13. On August 14th Mina and Lucy notice a dark figure seated alone in the cemetery just
before sundown. What is it about his appearance that startles Mina?
Mina sees the figure, and is startled by its flaming red eyes. (P. 129)
14. On August 18th what change does Mina begin to notice in Lucy?
Beginning on the 18th, Mina notices that Lucy’s health is taking a turn for the better. (P.
133)
15. What news does Mina receive that makes her both joyful and anxious at the same
time?
Mina receives a letter saying the Jonathan is sick, so she must go to Transylvania and see
him. (P. 135)
16. What changes are taking place in Renfield?
Renfield’s mood changed greatly, and Seward’s assistant thinks, “…It is some sudden
form of religious mania.” (P. 137)
17. Describe Renfield’s escape and return.
Renfield gets out of his room by climbing out of his window, and then runs to the left.
He heads straight to a chapel, and is entranced by a conversation with someone. The
asylum attendants wrestle him to the ground, and take him back to the asylum. (P. 139141)
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Chapters 9 & 10 – Study Guide
1. How does Mina describe Jonathan in her letter to Lucy?
According to Mina, Jonathan was very weak and pale. (P. 141)
2. What request does Jonathan make of Mina regarding his notebook?
Jonathan gives Mina his journal. He says she can read it if she wishes, but she shouldn’t
tell him unless something serious happens. (P. 143)
3. Where were Mina and Jonathan married?
Mina and Jonathan were married in Jonathan’s hospital room. He wasn’t even out of his
bed at the time. (P. 143-144)
4. What does Mina do with Jonathan’s notebook?
Mina wraps the notebook in white paper and wraps it with a blue ribbon. She says she
will keep it sealed as a symbol of their trust, and will only open it for others’ safety. (P.
144)
5. What daily pattern has developed in Renfield since Dr. Seward confined him to a
straight jacket and a padded room?
Renfield will be extremely violent during the day, but from moonrise to sunrise, he is
quiet. (P. 146-147)
6. Describe Renfield’s second escape and capture.
The second time Renfield escaped, he waited until his attendant opened the door. He
then dashed out the door and left the asylum. Seward found him back at the chapel.
Renfield saw the Doctor, and tried to kill him, but them calmed down. Seward followed
his eyes and saw him staring at a giant bat. Renfield went quietly after that. (P. 148)
7. What begins happening to Lucy upon her return home to Hillingham?
When Lucy returned to Hillingham, she started to feel weak and tired. She also felt some
pain in her throat. (P. 149)
8. Arthur Holmwood asks Dr. Seward to examine Lucy. What are Dr. Seward’s finding
regarding Lucy?
Seward didn’t find any “functional disturbance” regarding Lucy, but noted that she
looked weaker. He said that she looked “bloodless,” but the quality of her blood was
fine. (P. 151-154)
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9. Describe Lucy’s condition when Dr. Seward and Van Helsing visit her on September
7th.
On the 7th, Lucy was very pale. Her lips and gums weren’t red, and it was painful to hear
her breathe. (P. 164)
10. What action does Van Helsing believe is necessary to keep Lucy alive?
Helsing thinks that they need to give Lucy a blood transfusion to keep her alive. (P. 165)
11. Who arrives and offers to help in Van Helsing’s first treatment of Lucy?
Lucy’s fiancé Arthur Holmwood arrives in time to help Van Helsing treat Lucy. (P. 165166)
12. What specific instruction does Van Helsing give Dr. Seward regarding Lucy before
he left for Amsterdam?
Van Helsing tells Seward to not fall asleep while watching Lucy, and to watch her all
night. She must not leave his sight. (P. 169)
13. What does Van Helsing discover upon his return to Hillingham?
Helsing finds that Dr. Seward did not follow his instructions. Lucy was in a very bad
condition. (P. 174)
14. Who aids Van Helsing in the second transfusion to Lucy?
In Lucy’s second blood transfusion, Dr. Seward assists Van Helsing. (P. 174-175)
15. What is in the package that Van Helsing receives from abroad?
Van Helsing receives a bundle of white flowers. He gives them to Lucy saying they are
medicine, but Lucy says they are common garlic. (P. 178)
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Chapters 11 & 12 – Study Guide
1. What does Mrs. Westenra tell Van Helsing that causes him to break down in tears?
Mrs. Westenra tells Van Helsing the she took the garlic out of Lucy’s room because she
thought it was stuffy, and this causes him to break down crying. (P. 182-183)
2. Who volunteers his arm for Lucy’s third blood transfusion?
Van Helsing himself offers his arm for Lucy’s third blood transfusion. (P. 184)
3. What happens as soon as the zookeeper finished telling his tale to the reporter?
Right after the zookeeper finishes his story, the escaped wolf appears at his home. (P.
191)
4. After he is attacked by Renfield, what act does Dr. Seward witness that “positively
sickened” him?
Dr. Seward is “positively sickened” by Renfield licking up the blood that spilled from the
Doctor’s wound. (P. 193)
5. Explain what happens to Lucy’s mother.
Mrs. Westenra died when a wolf jumped through the window of the room she was in. A
doctor had said that one shock would have pushed her over the edge, and the wolf just
frightened her to death. (P. 196)
6. Describe what Dr. Seward and Van Helsing see in Lucy’s bedroom.
They see Lucy’s mother lying on top of Lucy, holding the garlic. Lucy looked worse
than ever before, and it was clear that she needed another blood transfusion quickly. (P.
200)
7. Who gives blood in Lucy’s fourth transfusion?
Quincey Morris offers his arm for Lucy’s fourth blood transfusion. (P. 203-204)
8. What strange action does Lucy do just as she was falling asleep after the fourth
transfusion?
As Lucy is falling asleep, she begins to rip up the paper that held the record of what
happened the night before. Van Helsing snatches it out of her hands, but she continues to
do the tearing motion. (P. 208)
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9. Describe Renfield’s reaction when some men remove several heavy boxes from
Carfax.
When Renfield first sees the men getting the boxes, he begins cursing at them. The men
simply ignore the madman. Eventually, Renfield escapes from his room again and
attacks the two men. He is subdued, though, and taken to the padded cell. (P. 212-214)
10. Describe the alarming physical changes in Lucy Westenra.
Lucy looks more emaciated than ever. Her teeth appear to be getting sharper, and the bite
marks on her neck are gone. (P. 217-218)
11. What does Van Helsing do when Arthur attempts to kiss Lucy?
Twice, Van Helsing stops Arthur when he attempts to kiss Lucy. The first time he simply
told him not to. The second time, however, Van Helsing violently throws Arthur
backwards and seemed angry as he spoke. (P. 219-220)
12. What does Lucy ask Van Helsing when she awakens from her trance-like stupor?
Lucy wants Dr. Helsing to guard Arthur, and give him peace. (P. 221)
13. What ultimately becomes of Lucy Westenra?
Lucy eventually passes away. (P. 221)
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Chapters 13 & 14 – Study Guide
1. What do Dr. Seward and Van Helsing notice about Lucy’s body when they go to pay
their respects?
They notice that her body looks better now than when she was alive. She looks even
healthier. (P. 224)
2. What does Van Helsing want to do with Lucy’s body?
Dr. Helsing wants to cut Lucy’s head off and take out her heart. (P. 225)
3. What happens when the maid sits by Lucy’s body during the night?
The maid steals the crucifix that Van Helsing placed on Lucy. (P. 227)
4. Who is Lord Godalming?
Lord Godalming is Arthur Holmwood. (P. 229)
5. What request does Van Helsing make of Arthur regarding the Westenra estate?
Helsing asks Arthur if he will let him read all of Lucy’s papers and letters. (P. 233)
6. As Jonathan Harker walks down Piccadilly what does he see that causes him to
suddenly go pale?
Jonathan sees a man who he thinks is the Count. He goes pale and stares at him for a
very long time trying to decide if it’s true. (P. 234-236)
7. After Jonathan Harker’s sudden relapse, what does Mina declare it is time for her to
do?
Mina decides it is finally time for her to open and read Jonathan’s journal. (P. 236)
8. What secret do Dr. Seward, Van Helsing, and Quincy Morris vow to keep from
Arthur?
The trio vows to never tell Arthur about Lucy’s other blood transfusions. (P. 238)
9. What strange occurrences begin taking place in Hampstead not long after Lucy’s
funeral?
Children of the town begin coming home late, saying they were with the “Bloofer Lady.”
Many of them have been slightly wounded or torn at the throats. (P. 242-243)
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10. What does Mina learn that upsets her terribly?
She learns of the records Jonathan kept while at Dracula’s Castle. (P. 238)
11. What does Mina plan to do with Jonathan’s diary?
Mina plans to transcribe the text of Jonathan’s journal with her typewriter. (P. 245)
12. After reading Mina’s letters to Lucy, Dr. Van Helsing requests a visit with Mina.
What specific event does he ask Mina to share in detail?
Van Helsing wants Mina to describe the night Lucy went sleepwalking by the cliff. (P.
250)
13. What does Mina allow Van Helsing to read?
Mina lets Dr. Helsing read the diary entry she wrote about the incident. (P. 250)
14. What change comes over Jonathan after reading Van Helsing’s note about the diaries?
He claims to be feeling better. He isn’t ill and isn’t in any shock. (P. 257)
15. Name at least three of the unexplained mysteries of the natural world Van Helsing
tells Dr. Seward to make him accept the cause of Lucy’s death and the wounds on the
children of Hampstead.
Dr. Helsing tells Seward of the giant spider of the Spanish church, the bats that suck
blood, and hypnotism. (P. 261)
16. How does Van Helsing explain the bite marks found on the children of Hampstead
Heath?
He claims that Lucy Westenra made the bite marks. (P. 264)
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Chapters 15 -17 – Study Guide
1. Where is the first place Dr. Seward and Van Helsing go in an attempt to prove Van
Helsing’s theories about Lucy are true?
They go to the child in the North Hospital. (P. 266)
2. What does Dr. Vincent believe made the marks on the children’s throats?
Dr. Vincent thinks an animal of some kind made the bite marks, such as a rat or bat. (P.
267)
3. What do Van Helsing and Dr. Seward find when they open Lucy’s coffin?
They don’t find anything in Lucy’s topic. Nothing, including Lucy herself, was inside.
(P. 270)
4. What do Van Helsing and Dr. Seward do after exiting Lucy’s tomb?
They decide to hide in the trees and watch separate sides of the cemetery. (P. 270-271)
5. What do Van Helsing and Dr. Seward do with the child they find in the cemetery?
They first check it for any injuries, and when they find none, take it to the Heath, where
the police will find it. (P. 272)
6. What do Dr. Seward and Van Helsing discover when they return to Lucy’s tomb the
following afternoon?
They see Lucy back inside her coffin. (P. 273)
7. Why does Van Helsing hesitate to immediately do what needs to be done to Lucy’s
body in order to bring her soul peace?
He wanted Arthur and Quincey to also be there, so they could believe it too. (P. 276)
8. How does Van Helsing intend to keep Lucy inside her tomb at night?
He puts a crucifix along with some garlic in her tomb with her. (P. 277)
9. What news does Van Helsing share with Arthur and Quincey Morris?
He tells them that Lucy might be Un-Dead, and that they will go to open her tomb. (P.
281)
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10. What does Arthur unwillingly agree to do?
Arthur unwillingly agrees to go with everyone else to revisit and open Lucy’s grave. (P.
283)
11. Dr. Seward, Van Helsing, Quincey Morris, and Arthur find Lucy’s tomb empty. What
do they see in the cemetery the same night?
They see a white figure with dark hair. Eventually they see that it is Arthur’s dead
fiancée Lucy. (P. 288)
12. Describe Arthur’s reaction when Lucy speaks to him in the cemetery.
He appeared to be under a spell, and opened his arms to Lucy. (P. 289)
13. How does Van Helsing protect Arthur from Lucy’s temptation?
Helsing holds a golden crucifix between the two to protect Arthur. (P. 289)
14. According to Van Helsing, what do the Eastern Europeans call the Un-Dead?
Nosferatu is what the Un-Dead are called in Eastern Europe, according to Van Helsing.
(P. 293)
15. Who strikes the blow that sets Lucy’s soul free?
Arthur Holmwood strikes the blow to free Lucy’s soul. (P. 295)
16. What happens to Lucy’s body after the stake is driven through her heart?
She screams a high-pitched noise, and starts shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, she
stops completely. (P. 295)
17. When the men exit Lucy’s tomb for the last time, what does each strongly swear to
do?
All the men swear to destroy the Count. (P. 297)
18. What does Van Helsing find waiting for him when he returns to the hotel?
He finds a telegram from Mina Harker waiting. (P. 298)
19. What does Van Helsing give to Dr. Seward before he leaves for Amsterdam?
Helsing gives Seward the typed version of Mina’s diary from Whitby, and Jonathan
Harker’s diary. (P. 298)
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20. Who does Dr. Seward encourage to stay at his home?
Dr. Seward wants Jonathan and Mina Harker to stay at his home. (P. 299-300)
21. Dr. Seward keeps his own personal diary on phonograph. What does Mina intend to
do with Dr. Seward’s wax cylinders?
Mina wants to copy it onto her typewriter. (P. 302)
22. What is ironic about the discovery of the Count’s possible hiding place?
They think the Count’s hiding place is near the asylum, which was very near Dr. Seward.
(P. 307)
23. Who does Dr. Seward realize may be strangely linked to Count Dracula?
Dr. Seward believes that the lunatic Renfield may be linked to Dracula in some way. (P.
308)
24. In Whitby, Jonathan tracks down the location of the Count’s fifty large boxes. Where
are they located?
The boxes are located in the chapel of Carfax. (P. 311)
25. What happens that causes Arthur to swear that he would be a life-long brother to
Mina Harker?
Mina sympathizes with him over Lucy’s death. (P. 315)
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Chapters 18 -19 – Study Guide
1. Mina asks Dr. Seward if she can see Renfield. What is Renfield’s method of “tidying
up” his cell before her visit?
Renfield’s version of “tidying up” meant eating all the flies and spiders in his room. (P.
318)
2. What is Renfield’s explanation for eating live flies and spiders?
His explanation was that he had a strange belief that he gets life from other life. (P. 320)
3. List the powers that Van Helsing claims Count Dracula has as a nosferatu.
He is stronger than 20 men, and cannot die. He is more cunning than any mortal, and
understands the power of necromancy. Nosferatu are brutes, can change form, and even
control elements. He can command the meaner things, and make them larger or smaller.
Finally, he can vanish or disappear. (P. 324)
4. What does Van Helsing claim is the greatest danger that the men face as they attempt
to destroy Dracula?
Dr. Helsing believes the greatest danger is the possibility of them becoming like Dracula
should they fail. (P. 325)
5. What limitations does Van Helsing say that a vampire has?
Van Helsing says that vampires can only cover themselves in mist, and their power
ceases at sunlight. They can only change forms at noon, sunrise or sunset, and have
limited freedom. (P. 328)
6. What does Quincey Morris claim he was shooting at when he broke the parlor window
at Dr. Seward’s home?
Morris claimed to be aiming for a large bat. (P. 331)
7. What does Van Helsing tell Mina about the quest to hunt down the Count?
He tells her that it is too dangerous for her to help, and she should just let the men do it.
(P. 331)
8. What is Renfield’s reaction when Dr. Seward tells him that he may not leave the
asylum?
He tells Seward that he must leave immediately for a reason, but can’t say. Eventually he
gets on his knees and pleads to go. (P. 335)
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9. How does Van Helsing prepare Dr. Seward and the others to go to Carfax to find the
Count?
He gives each a crucifix, flowers, a gun, knife, electric lamp, and a piece of sacred wafer.
(P. 342)
10. What do Dr. Seward and the others notice the most as they enter the old chapel at
Carfax?
They notice many foul smells, such as blood. (P. 344)
11. When thousands of rats swarm the chapel, how are the men able to continue
searching?
Lord Godalming blows a whistle and dogs come out. Arthur puts them in the building
and it chases the rats off. (P. 346)
12. How many boxes were missing from Carfax of the original fifty boxes shipped from
Transylvania to London?
21 boxes were counted as missing. (P. 346)
13. What does Jonathan Harker notice about his wife when he returns from Carfax?
Jonathan notices Mina’s quite soft breathing, and her very pale complexion. (P. 348)
14. Describe Van Helsing’s meeting with Renfield the morning after the visit to Carfax.
It was a short meeting because Renfield was rude and didn’t say much. (P. 351)
15. What is distressing Mina regarding her husband’s visit to the Count’s house?
Mina is distressed because she knows Jonathan didn’t tell her everything about what
happened that night. (P. 352)
16. Why does Mina wish she’d never gone to Whitby to visit Lucy?
Mina wished she had never gone to Whitby because she felt it was her fault for what
happened. If she hadn’t taken Lucy to the graveyard, Lucy wouldn’t have slept walk
there, and wouldn’t have been bit by the Count. (P. 353)
17. What strange dream does Mina describe?
She says she had a dream in which she felt powerless. There is a fog coming from the
joining of the door, and it’s surrounding her. Through the thick fog she sees two red eyes
coming from a white face leaning over her. (P. 355-356)
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Chapters 20 -21 – Study Guide
1. Where are the 21 boxes missing from Carfax taken?
Six were taken to 197 Chichsand Street, Mile End New Town; six to Jamaica Lane,
Bermondsey; and nine to a house in Picadilly. (P. 358-363)
2. What change does Jonathan Harker notice about Mina?
Jonathan notices his wife if very pale, tired, and much more affectionate than usual. (P.
366-367)
3. Renfield says that he wants life from other beings, but he does not want something
else. What is it he does not want?
Renfield does not want souls. (P. 369)
4. Dr. Seward notices that twice Renfield stops himself before uttering a specific word.
What word is it?
The word is drink. (P. 372)
5. After Dr. Seward leaves Renfield, what does the doctor realize?
Seward realizes that Renfield’s moods and symptoms are related to the Count, and that
the two must be related. (P. 374)
6. Who do the realtors at Mitchell, Sons, and Candy claim purchased the house in
Piccadilly?
They claim a Count De Ville bought the Piccadilly house. (P. 375)
7. What does Dr. Seward hear coming from Renfield’s room that alarms him?
The doctor hears a wild yell coming from the lunatic’s room. (P. 377)
8. The asylum attendant reports to Dr. Seward that Renfield has met with an accident.
Describe Renfieds injuries.
His back is broken, and there is a depression in his skull. His left side is covered in blood
and he is badly bruised. (P. 377-378)
9. What procedure does Van Helsing perform on Renfield?
Dr. Helsing performs a “trephine”.
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10. What does Count Dracula promise Renfield in exchange for letting him into the
asylum?
Renfield is promised many lives. (P. 385)
11. Why does Renfield become angry with the Count?
Renfield waited all day and the Count did not bring him any lives. (P. 385)
12. What does Renfield notice about Mina Harker?
Renfield also notices that Mina is looking paler than usual. (P. 385)
13. Describe the encounter between Renfield and Dracula when the Count returns to the
asylum.
Renfield grabbed at the mist left by the Count. The two got into a struggle, but the Count
won. (P. 386)
14. Describe the scene Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, Lord Godalming, and Quincey Morris
witness after breaking down the door to the Harkers' bedroom.
They found Jonathan lying on the bed, dazed. The Count was standing behind Mina,
forcing her to drink the blood off of Jonathan’s chest. (P. 387-388)
15. Upon escaping, what does the Count do with the typed manuscript and phonograph
diary entries?
Dracula throws the phonograph entries and copies of it into a fire. (P. 392)
16. Recount Mina’s description of her encounter with Dracula.
Mina couldn’t wake Jonathan up. Then, there was a tall, thin man, in all black. He was
standing beside her. Mina couldn’t move. The man started to suck her blood. Then, he
forced Mina to drink his. (P. 394)
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Chapters 22 -23 – Study Guide
1. What do the men discover when they return to Renfield’s room?
They discover that Renfield had attracted a unicorn, and eaten it. Its body stank of death.
(P. 398)
2. What decision do Dr. Seward and Van Helsing make regarding Mina’s knowledge of
their activities?
They decide that they shall no longer withhold any information from Mina. (P. 299)
3. Mina vows to kill herself if she will endanger the others in any way. Why does Dr.
Van Helsing tell her this cannot be?
Dr. Helsing says Mina must not die while Dracula still lives. If she did, she would
become one more undead minion in the Count’s army. (P. 400)
4. How does Van Helsing propose to enter the Count’s locked house in Piccadilly by
daylight without drawing unnecessary attention?
He proposes to hire a locksmith to pick the lock during the day. (P. 403)
5. Why does Van Helsing say that the group will be unlikely to run into the Count during
the day?
Van Helsing says that the Count feasted well on Mina, and will sleep later than usual. (P.
407)
6. What happens as a result of Van Helsing’s attempt to protect Mina from the Count
while they are gone?
The sacred wafer Van Helsing put on Mina’s forehead burned her. (P. 408)
7. How does Van Helsing purify the boxes of earth at Carfax?
He puts a piece of sacred wafer in each box. (P. 410)
8. What are the men distressed to learn about the boxes of earth at the Piccadilly house?
One of the nine boxes supposed to be hidden there was missing. (P. 413)
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9. What personal effects belonging to the Count do the men find at Piccadilly?
They find the deeds to the house, and deeds to two other homes in Mile End and
Bermondsey. Notepaper, envelopes, pens and ink are also discovered. They also find a
clothes brush, a brush and comb, and a jug and basin filled with reddish water as if dirtied
with blood. (P. 414)
10. Describe the physical changes that have taken place in Jonathan Harker in the past
twenty-four hours.
Jonathan appears to have aged greatly. He has streaks of white in his hair, and his eyes
are hollow. He is still energetic, however. (P. 415)
11. What does Van Helsing learn of Count Dracula’s mortal life?
The Count was a soldier, statesmen, and alchemist while he was still alive. He was a
good man then and had a great intelligence and knew no fear. (P. 416)
12. What message is delivered to Van Helsing at the Piccadilly house?
Van Helsing gets a letter from Mina that says the Count is on the move, and is moving
quickly. (P. 418)
13. Who is the first to attempt to attack the Count upon Dracula’s arrival at Piccadilly?
Jonathan Harker tries to attack the Count first. (P. 421)
14. How does the Count escape capture from the group at Piccadilly?
The Count leaps from a window to escape capture. (P. 422)
15. What does the Count desperately attempt to take with him as he escaped from the
house?
Dracula tries to bring all of his gold with him. (P. 422)
16. What is the noise that Mina hears outside their bedroom in the night?
She hears Quincey Morris standing guard. (P. 428)
17. What request does Mina make of Van Helsing?
Mina asks Dr. Helsing to hypnotize her. (P. 429)
18. With what information is Mina able to supply Van Helsing?
She tells him the last box missing from Piccadilly is on a ship. (P. 430-431)
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Chapters 24 -25 – Study Guide
1.Where does Van Helsing believe that the Count is going?
He believes the Count is headed back to his Transylvanian castle. (P. 433)
2. What news does the man from Doolittle’s Wharf share with Van Helsing?
Earlier that day, a man with a box was in a rush to board his boat. (P. 436-437)
3. Why does the Czarina Catherine not sail out on time?
A thin mist appeared, and it grew into a very dense fog. (P. 438)
4. Why do Jonathan Harker and the others feel so compelled to follow the Count even
though he is leaving the country?
They feel that they must stop the Count, for Mina’s sake, and humanity’s. (P. 400)
5. Explain Van Helsing’s comparison of Dracula to a tiger.
Both tigers and the Count are considered man-eaters. (P. 441)
6. What is a constant reminder that the events surrounding Dracula are real and not a
dream?
Mina’s physical changes are the reminders that the entire ordeal is real. (P. 444-445)
7. Why does Van Helsing propose to keep Mina in the dark about the group’s plans for
the Count?
The Count has the ability to use his spirit to read people’s minds. Van Helsing fears that
the Count will get the information from Mina this way if she knows. (P. 445)
8. What weapon does Quincey Morris suggest the group should add to their arsenal?
Quincey suggests that each member should carry a Winchester. (P. 447)
9. What request does Mina make regarding the group’s journey to follow the Count?
Mina wishes to travel with the group. (P. 449-450)
10. What solemn promise does Mina ask of Jonathan Harker and the other men?
Mina asks the others to promise to kill her if needed. (P. 455)
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11. What does Mina ask Jonathan to read for her?
Mina asks Jonathan to read her the Burial Service. (P. 457)
12. What does Mina claim to hear when Van Helsing puts her into a hypnotic trance?
She hears things happening to a boat on the ocean, and loud wind whistles. (P. 459)
13. Who is “Judge Money-bag” that Jonathan Harker refers to in his journal?
Judge Money-bag is what Jonathan named the bribery which they can do with their
money. (P. 460)
14. What news does Van Helsing and the others receive about the Czarina Catherine?
The group hears the ship was reported on October 24, and arrived in Galatz at 1:00 PM
on the 28th. (P. 461, 464)
15. How did the Count find out that Van Helsing and the others were chasing him?
Dracula sent his spirit to read Mina’s mind, and finds out that the others were after him.
(P. 467)
16. What makes Van Helsing so absolutely certain that the Count is returning to his castle
in Transylvania?
Dr. Helsing and the others think of Dracula as a criminal and like other criminals he will
most likely repeat what he has done in the past. They know that he has escaped and
hidden in his castle before, so they think that he will do the same now. (P. 470-471)
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Chapters 26 -27 – Study Guide
1. What does Van Helsing learn from Mina in her hypnotic state?
Dr. Helsing learns that the Count is either hiding at sea or is in the water. (P. 473-474)
2. What seems to be happening to Mina’s hypnotic trances?
The trances become longer, and Mina starts to act out what she is saying. (P. 474-475)
3. What had the Romanians on the crew of the Czarina Catherine requested several times
of their captain?
The crewmembers often requested to throw the box holding the Count overboard. (P.
479)
4. What becomes of Petrof Skinsky who has claimed the Count’s box from the ship?
Petrof Skinsky is murdered. (P. 481)
5. What does Mina do for which Van Helsing and the others heartily congratulated her?
Mina devises a way to find out exactly where the Count is hiding. (P. 483-484)
6. What single word does Mina hesitate to write in her journal?
Mina hesitates to write the word “vampire”. (P. 487)
7. How does the group divide its members in order to best capture the Count?
Lord Godalming and Jonathan Harker travel up the river on a small boat. Dr. Seward and
Quincey Morris stay on the bank and follow them. Van Helsing and Mina Harker go
from a different direction. (P. 488)
8. How does Lord Godalming manage to trick boat owners to allow him to search their
vessels along the river?
Lord Godalming produces a Romanian flag to get the boat owners to believe he is from
the government. (P. 492)
9. What seems to arouse the superstitions of the people that Van Helsing and Mina meet
along their journey?
The people Van Helsing and Mina Harker meet on their way notice the scar on Mina’s
forehead. This arouses the superstitions of many. (P. 496)
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10. Describe the changes in Mina’s behavior since she and Van Helsing separated from
the others.
Mina has become more nocturnal, and has lost her appetite. She also has been making
entries in her journal less and less. (P. 499)
11. What precaution does Van Helsing take when he and Mina are forced to sleep outside
for the night?
Van Helsing draws a circle around them on the ground, and spreads sacred wafer on it.
(P. 504)
12. What does Van Helsing see in the mist during the night?
Van Helsing believed he saw women with trailing garments through the mist at night. (P.
504)
13. Although Mina is safe from vampires inside her circle, what other danger concerns
Van Helsing?
Although vampires can’t enter the circle, the wild wolves are mortal, and they can. This
worries Van Helsing. (P. 508)
14. Van Helsing hesitates before killing the first vampire woman. What brings him back
to his sense of purpose?
Van Helsing hears a scream coming from Mina Harker. (P. 509)
15. What happens to each of the female vampires once Van Helsing has purified them?
Each vampire melts back into dust. (P. 511)
16. What does Van Helsing see through his field glass as he stood upon the large rock?
He sees a group of men with a cart. On the cart was a box. (P. 513)
17. How is Count Dracula finally destroyed?
After Jonathan cuts his head off, Quincey Morris stabs the Count through the heart. This
finally ends the count. (P. 519)
18. What becomes of the members of the group after their terrible ordeal?
Quincey Morris died shortly after the battle with Dracula. Jonathan and Mina Harker go
home. They have a child who has many names, one from each member of the group, but
he is called Quincey. Lord Godalming and Dr. Seward both became happily married.
Van Helsing still keeps in touch with the members. (P. 519-520)