Dracula Questions Chapters 8-10
Staple into your notebook and answer in full sentences!
Ch. 8
1. List the details of the references to the “New Woman.”
2. What happened to Lucy in the sleepwalking incident of 11 August 3 a.m.?
3. How does Mina believe Lucy received the marks on her neck?
4. How does Lucy react to the setting of the sun against St. Mary’s church? Why do you
think it affects her in this way?
5. August 17th how has the wound on Lucy’s neck changed? What are the circumstances
surrounding this change? (What has happened at the same time?)
6. What comes before and after the letters between Billingworth and Carter? Why is this
significant?
7. Who is the Master?
Ch. 9
1. The forces of good are starting to assemble – what characterizes good?
2. What is Jonathan’s condition in this chapter?
3. How does Lucy describe what is happening to her?
4. Define paroxysm. (Seward’s diary – 4 September)
Ch. 10
1. Discuss the issue of madness and God. How is this mentioned?
2. Does Van Helsing’s description of Lucy differ substantially from
Why?
3. How is
the evil presented in this chapter?
Seward’s?