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DRACULA
Chapters 24 -25 – Study Guide
1.Where does Van Helsing believe that the Count is going?
Van Helsing believes that the Count is going back to his castle in Transylvania.
(433)
2. What news does the man from Doolittle’s Wharf share with Van Helsing?
The man says that Dracula inquired hurriedly about a ship to the Black Sea. He
brought a box, lifted it down from his carriage, and gave explicit instructions as to its
handling. He asked the men when the ship will depart, but refused to board immediately.
(436-437)
3. Why does the Czarina Catherine not sail out on time?
The Czarina Catherine does not sail on time because a mist crept in and delayed
the departure. (438)
4. Why do Jonathan Harker and the others feel so compelled to follow the Count even
though he is leaving the country?
The men know the Count is only retreating as he always did, but he’ll be back,
and in the mean time he will grow stronger and create a new plan. They must also pursue
him so he does not cause anymore grief, not to mention the fact that the only way to save
Mina from an eternity of being Un-dead is to destroy the Count. (440-442)
5. Explain Van Helsing’s comparison of Dracula to a tiger.
Van Helsing compares Dracula to a tiger because once the Count sets his mind on
something; he will get it at all costs. He has endless time and patience, but he will always
be back for more, just like a tiger. Dracula is a man-eater; just like the Indian tiger is said
to be. (441)
6. What is a constant reminder that the events surrounding Dracula are real and not a
dream?
The red scar on Mina’s forehead is a constant reminder that Dracula and the
devastation he caused real. (443)
7. Why does Van Helsing propose to keep Mina in the dark about the group’s plans for
the Count?
Van Helsing proposes to keep Mina in the dark about the group’s plan because
Mina is changing slowly into a vampire. Van Helsing fears that Dracula can access
Mina’s mind and body to gain information on the group’s plans, just as Mina can do
when Van Helsing hypnotizes her. (444-445)
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8. What weapon does Quincey Morris suggest the group should add to their arsenal?
Quincey proposes that the group add a Winchester rifle to their arsenal. (447)
9. What request does Mina make regarding the group’s journey to follow the Count?
Mina requests that she be allowed to accompany the men on the journey to follow
the Count. (449-450)
10. What solemn promise does Mina ask of Jonathan Harker and the other men?
Mina asks the men to refrain from telling her anything in regard to their plans to
destroy the Count as long as the scar remains on her forehead. (448-449)
11. What does Mina ask Jonathan to read for her?
Mina wants Jonathan to read the Burial Service. (457)
12. What does Mina claim to hear when Van Helsing puts her into a hypnotic trance?
Mina claims to hear the lapping of waves and the sounds a sailing ship. (459)
13. Who is “Judge Money-bag” that Jonathan Harker refers to in his journal?
“Judge Money-bag” is a bribe, and Jonathan means that the bribe will get the men
what they want. (460)
14. What news does Van Helsing and the others receive about the Czarina Catherine?
The group receives news that the Czarina Catherine docked in Galatz, instead of
the intended destination of Varna. (464)
15. How did the Count find out that Van Helsing and the others were chasing him?
The Count find out that Van Helsing and the group were chasing him by reading
entrancing Mina and learning about the men’s plans to chase him down. (467-468)
16. What makes Van Helsing so absolutely certain that the Count is returning to his castle
in Transylvania?
Van Helsing is certain that the Count is returning to his castle because he was
beaten, and after studying his past, and the fact that he still has a child brain in some
aspects of life, he knows that Dracula returns to his castle by way of the Danube River.
(469-472)
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DRACULA
Chapters 26 -27 – Study Guide
1. What does Van Helsing learn from Mina in her hypnotic state?
There are no waves lapping, just a steady swirl of water. Men’s voices call from
near and far, and Mina can hear the oars in the rowlocks. There are feet moving
overhead and chains and ropes move before there is a gleam of light and there is air
blowing upon her. Mina then rises from her prostrate position and seemingly pushes a
weight off of her, palms upward. (473-474)
2. What seems to be happening to Mina’s hypnotic trances?
Mina seems to be less and less responsive to the hypnotic trance. (475-476)
3. What had the Romanians on the crew of the Czarina Catherine requested several times
of their captain?
The Romanians wanted the captain to throw a wooden box overboard that had
been place on the ship by an odd man. (479)
4. What becomes of Petrof Skinsky who has claimed the Count’s box from the ship?
Petrof Skinsky’s throat was torn out and he was found dead at the churchyard of
St. Peter. (481)
5. What does Mina do for which Van Helsing and the others heartily congratulated her?
Mina creates a memorandum of all Dracula’s possibilities for getting back to his
castle, as well as speculating on some other events that are relevant to that fact. (483-486)
6. What single word does Mina hesitate to write in her journal?
Mina hesitates to write the word vampire. (487)
7. How does the group divide its members in order to best capture the Count?
Dr. Seward and Quincey Morris get a carriage of horses and follow the stream by
land. Jonathan and Lord Godalming will take a steam boat and follow the river by water.
Van Helsing and Mina will go directly to Castle Dracula and make it sterile so no
vampires can exist there. (486-488)
8. How does Lord Godalming manage to trick boat owners to allow him to search their
vessels along the river?
Lord Godalming makes the boat look like a government boat, which can inspect
all boats and demand respect when passing up the river. (492)
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9. What seems to arouse the superstitions of the people that Van Helsing and Mina meet
along their journey?
The red mark on Mina’s forehead seems to arouse the superstitions of the people
in Romania. (496)
10. Describe the changes in Mina’s behavior since she and Van Helsing separated from
the others.
Mina seems to become bright, radiant, and thoughtful when she and Van Helsing
separate from the others. (499-501)
11. What precaution does Van Helsing take when he and Mina are forced to sleep outside
for the night?
Van Helsing spreads a ring of the Wafer around in a circle so not vampires could
enter and harm him or Mina. (503)
12. What does Van Helsing see in the mist during the night?
Van Helsing sees the very same three Brides of Dracula that Jonathan saw when
he visited the castle. (505)
13. Although Mina is safe from vampires inside her circle, what other danger concerns
Van Helsing?
The wolves also make Van Helsing fear for Mina’s life. (508)
14. Van Helsing hesitates before killing the first vampire woman. What brings him back
to his sense of purpose?
Mina’s wail of woe and pity brought Van Helsing back to reality to pursue his
purpose. (509)
15. What happens to each of the female vampires once Van Helsing has purified them?
Each of the vampire’s bodies turns to dust once they had been purified. (511)
16. What does Van Helsing see through his field glass as he stood upon the large rock?
Van Helsing sees a large leiter-waggon with a large chest on it, surrounded by
Gypsies. (513)
17. How is Count Dracula finally destroyed?
Count Dracula is finally destroyed by Jonathan’s knife to the throat and Quincey’s
bowie knife to the heart while he is on his way to the castle, surrounded by Gypsies.
(518)
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18. What becomes of the members of the group after their terrible ordeal?
Quincey Morris dies knowing that Dracula was defeated. Godalming and Dr.
Seward are happily married. Mina and Jonathan have a son with the same birthday and
name as Quincey. Van Helsing and all the others still remain in touch. (519-520)