Betsy Williams
DRACULA
Chapters 20 -21 – Study Guide
1. Where are the 21 boxes missing from Carfax taken?
Six boxes are at 197 Chicksand Street, Mile End New Town, six other boxes are at
Jamaica Lame, Bermondsey, and the remaining 9 boxes are at a house in Piccadilly (pg.
358 and 362)
2. What change does Jonathan Harker notice about Mina?
Jonathan notices that Mina is getting pale, seemingly sad, and fatigued. (pg. 359-360)
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 doesn’t want souls. (pg. 371)
4. Dr. Seward notices that twice Renfield stops himself before uttering a specific word.
What word is it?
Renfield stops himself before saying drink. (pg. 372)
5. After Dr. Seward leaves Renfield, what does the doctor realize?
The doctor realized that Dracula has visited Renfield. (pg. 374)
6. Who do the realtors at Mitchell, Sons, and Candy claim purchased the house in
Piccadilly?
The realtors claim that the house was purchased by “Count De Ville” – a foreigner. (pg.
375)
7. What does Dr. Seward hear coming from Renfield’s room that alarms him?
Dr. Seward hears a wild yell coming from Renfields room. (pg. 377)
8. The asylum attendant reports to Dr. Seward that Renfield has met with an accident.
Describe Renfieds injuries.
Renfield had a broken back and skull. He is also terribly bruised and bloody. (pg. 378)
9. What procedure does Van Helsing perform on Renfield?
Van Helsing removes a blood clot, to remove pressure on the brain. (pg. 379)
10. What does Count Dracula promise Renfield in exchange for letting him into the asylum?
Count Dracula promises Renfield thousands of lives. (pg. 384)
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11. Why does Renfield become angry with the Count?
Renfield is upset that the Count is making Mina Harker his new victim. (pg. 385)
12. What does Renfield notice about Mina Harker?
Renfield notices that mina is pale, and realizes that Dracula is sucking her blood. (pg.
386)
13. Describe the encounter between Renfield and Dracula when the Count returns to the
asylum.
Dracula slipped through the window, in his mist form, and Renfield became angry with
him for reasons like going after Mina. So, Renfield began attacking Dracula, but his madmad force was still no match for Dracula’s overpowering strength. Dracula threw
Renfield on the ground, and beat him up – causing him the multiple injuries. (pg. 392)
14. Describe the scene Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, Lord Godalming, and Quincey Morris
witness after breaking down the door to the Harkers' bedroom.
They see Jonathan Harker passed out on his bed. The see a tall, thin, black-clad man,
Dracula, with Mina’s face pressed to his chest, forcing her to drink his blood. When the
men enter, Dracula fled the scene, Mina screamed, and Jonathan awoke. (pg. 387-389)
15. Upon escaping, what does the Count do with the typed manuscript and phonograph diary
entries?
The count burns them. (pg. 392)
16. Recount Mina’s description of her encounter with Dracula.
According to Mina, she was almost asleep when the mist crept into her room, the mist
grew thicker, then suddenly turned into Dracula himself. The count told mina that if she
screamed, he would kill Jonathan, so Mina had no choice but to cooperate. He goes on, to
insult Mina, and her friends who are trying to kill Dracula, and is confident they will fail.
He also mentions how Mina is his now, she’s his bride that is. He drinks Mina’s blood,
then tears open his shirt, and scratched open a vein. He forces Mina to either drink his
blood, or suffocate, so she is left with no choice but to drink. (pg. 394-396)