Carlin High School

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Chapters 24 and 25:

1)Where does Van Helsing believe that the Count is going?

1. 1. He believes the Count is going back to Carfax.
   2. He believes the Count is going to a new house in France.
   3. He believes the Count is going to Varna.
   4. He believes the Count is going home to Transylvania.

2. What news does the man from Doolittle’s Wharf share with Van Helsing?
   1. He loaded several huge boxes onto a ship that already pulled out of the harbor.
   2. He booked passage for a tall, thin man with white teeth.
   3. Several of his employees have mysteriously disappeared.
   4. A large dog was seen lurking about the wharf for the last three nights.

3. Why does the Czarina Catherine not sail out on time?
   1. A sudden dense fog caused by the Count held up the departure.
   2. A sudden storm caused by the Count held up the departure.
   3. The main sail is torn while loading the Count’s box.
   4. The inspector needs to review all the papers on the Count’s box.

4. Why do Jonathan Harker and the others feel so compelled to follow the Count even though he is leaving the country?
   1. They want to avenge Lucy’s death.
   2. They need to prove their theory about the Count.
   3. They believe the Count must be destroyed for the sake of humanity and Mina.
   4. Mina has begged them to kill the Count.

5. Explain Van Helsing’s comparison of Dracula to a tiger.
   1. Once a tiger tastes human blood, it will always be a killer.
   2. Dracula has the strength of a tiger.
   3. A tiger hunts at night.
   4. Dracula is as cunning as a tiger.

6. What is a constant reminder that the events surrounding Dracula are real and not a dream?
   1. Jonathan Harker’s journal of his adventures in Transylvania
   2. the reminder of how they destroyed the vampire Lucy
   3. Jonathan Harker’s white hair
   4. the scar on Mina’s forehead

7. Why does Van Helsing propose to keep Mina in the dark about the group’s plans for the Count?
   1. He is afraid the stress is too much for Mina.
   2. He is afraid Dracula can read Mina’s mind.
   3. He is afraid Mina will run to Dracula and tell him their plans.
   4. He is afraid Mina will sabotage their plans.

8. What weapon(s) does Quincey Morris suggest the group should add to their arsenal?
   1. rosaries
   2. Holy Water
   3. Bowie knife
   4. Winchester rifle

9. What request does Mina make regarding the group’s journey to follow the Count?
   1. She wants to go with them.
   2. She asks them to bring proof that the Count is really destroyed.
   3. She begs Jonathan to stay with her because she is frightened.
   4. She begs Van Helsing to watch over her husband for her.

10. What solemn promise does Mina ask of Jonathan and the other men?
    1. That no matter what happens, they will all remain friends.
    2. If she becomes a danger to them, that they will kill her and free her soul.
    3. If she becomes a danger, they will lock her away.
    4. If she dies, they will always keep fresh garlic flowers on her grave.

11. What does Mina ask Jonathan to read for her?
    1. She wants him to read his journal from Transylvania aloud to give him strength.
    2. She wants him to read the Burial Service for the Dead.
    3. She wants him to lead the men in reading the Lord’s Prayer.
    4. She wants him to read from the Gospel according to John from the Bible.

12. What does Mina claim to hear when Van Helsing puts her into a hypnotic trance?
    1. Mina hears nothing at first, but then she hears waves lapping against a ship.
    2. Mina hears the Count calling her to come to him.
    3. Mina hears men shouting.
    4. Mina hears the maniacal laughter of Renfield.

13. Who or what is “Judge Money-bag” that Jonathan Harker refers to in his journal?
    1. It is bribery money.
    2. The lawyer at Lloyd’s of London.
    3. The money the Count uses to buy passage back to Transylvania.
    4. The money Mina and Jonathan received from Mr. Hawkins.

14. What news do Van Helsing and the others receive about the Czarina Catherine?
    1. The ship ported at Galatz instead of at Varna.
    2. She helped the Count to escape to Transylvania.
    3. The ship was found at Varna completely empty like the Demeter in Whitby.
    4. The ship is lost at sea; no one has heard from it in weeks.

15. How does the Count find out that Van Helsing and the others were chasing him?
    1. Czarina Catherine tells him.
    2. He changs into a bat and sees them pursuing him.
    3. His spies tell him.
    4. He is mentally linked to Mina, and he reads her mind.

16. What makes Van Helsing so absolutely certain that the Count is returning to his castle in Transylvania?
    1. The Count needs to return to Transylvania to get more boxes with dirt.
    2. When the Count is trouble he will return home as he has done in the past.
    3. The Count is going to Transylvania to bring the women back to London.
    4. When the Count jumped out the window, he lost all his money.