Ashleigh Saulmon
English 8-4
2/6/09
DRACULA
Chapters 1 & 2 – Study Guide
Answer all questions based on your reading of the novel. While answers should be thorough, they should
also be concise. Please attempt to answer these in one to three sentences.
YOU ARE TO ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
1.
Chapters 1-2:
What is the setting of the first part of the story?
-The setting takes place in Transylvania. Jonathan Harker finds himself at the Hotel Royale and the
Golden Krone Hotel. Pg. 1,2,4
2. What does Jonathan Harker find waiting for him when he arrives at the Golden Krone Hotel?
-Jonathan Harker found a cheery-looking elderly woman and an older man who gave him a letter
from Count Dracula. Pg. 4-5
3. Why does the hotel landlady beg Jonathan not to continue his journey?
-She begged him not to continue on his journey because it was the eve of St. George’s Day.
Supposedly when the clock strikes midnight, all of the evil things in the world will come out. Pg. 6
4. What does the landlady of the hotel give Jonathan Harker for protection against evil?
-The landlady of the hotel gave him a crucifix. Pg.7
5. How does Jonathan Harker describe the driver that meets him at the Borgo Pass?
-The driver that Jonathan met had prodigious strength and bright, red eyes.
Pg. 14
6. What does Jonathan find strange about his carriage ride to Castle Dracula?
-While riding in the carriage on the way to Castle Dracula, Jonathan kept seeing a blue flame in the
nearby woods. The driver also saw it too, and he would climb out of the carriage and walk to it. Pg.
17
7. During Jonathan Harker’s ride to Castle Dracula what is “all so strange and uncanny that a dreadful fear
came upon [him]?”
-On the way to Castle Dracula, there were many things that scared Jonathan. One of them was the
wolves howling. Pg. 16
8. What is it about the caleche driver that seems to make the biggest impression on Jonathan Harker?
-He told Jonathan that he couldn’t walk because the dogs were too fierce, and he might have enough
trouble before the night is over.
Pg. 11
9. Describe the man who greets Jonathan Harker at Castle Dracula.
-The man was tall and old, clean-shaven except for a long, white mustache, and he was dressed in all
black from head to toe. In his hand he held an antique silver lamp, with a flame that burned without
chimney or globe of any kind.
Pg. 21
10. Who are the “children of the night?”
Ashleigh Saulmon
English 8-4
2/6/09
-Wolves are called “children of the night”.
Pg. 25
11. What does Jonathan Harker notice is absent from every room he enters in the castle?
-Jonathan notices that none of the rooms have mirrors.
Pg. 24
12. What does the Count want Jonathan Harker to teach him while at Castle Dracula?
-The Count wanted Jonathan to teach him how to speak correct and proper English.
Pg. 30-31
13. What is Jonathan Harker’s occupation, and what is his purpose for coming to Transylvania?
-Jonathan Harker is a real estate agent. He came to Translyvania to get some signatures from Count
Dracula for purchasing a piece of property in Purfleet.
Pg. 31-32
14. When Jonathan Harker looks in his shaving mirror, what peculiar thing does he notice about the Count?
-When he looks into the mirror, he can’t see the Count. Although when Jonathan turns around, the
Count appears to be standing right behind him.
Pg. 35
15. What surprises Jonathan Harker when he tries to explore the outdoor grounds of Castle Dracula?
-He finds that there are many doors inside the castle, but all of them are locked and bolted.
Pg. 36