Bishop Challoner Year 12 Dracula Reading Pack · When Dracula and Harker first stay up all night...

Bishop Challoner Year 12 Dracula Reading Pack

Over the next few weeks, you should carry on reading Dracula. We are aware as

teachers that different classes may have got to different stages, so you should carry

on reading from where you got to in lessons, aiming to read a couple of chapters a

week. As you are reading, you should also be highlighting quotations relating to the

key themes on the reading guide stuck inside your book.

After reading a chapter, you should answer the ‘short answer questions’ relevant to

that chapter below.

In addition to the short answer questions, which you can answer on here, on paper

or in your English book, you will be required to do some longer writing tasks which

should then be emailed to your teacher for marking/feedback. You do not need to

complete all of these: there are a choice of these below after some of the chapters.

You must choose one of these to complete once a fortnight and email it to your

teacher when completed.

If you have any questions about any of the English work, please email the teacher

who has taught you that section of the course. All teachers’ email addresses are on

the school website.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. When the novel opens, where is Jonathan Harker traveling to and from?

2. Which characters are the first to express concern about Harker's journey?

3. How is St. George's Day first described in the novel?

4. What gift of protection is Harker given during his initial voyage to conduct business for

Count Dracula?

5. What is the state of Count Dracula's home at first glance?

6. What strange sight does Harker see along the side of the road as he is being taken to first

meet Count Dracula?


1. What is Harker's first impression of Count Dracula?

2. What does Dracula do once Harker finally arrives?

3. Who is Mr. Hawkins and what has he asked Dracula to deliver to Harker on his behalf?

4. How does Harker describe Dracula's physical appearance during his initial visit to meet

him?

5. How does Harker react to Dracula's physical touch?

6. When Dracula and Harker first stay up all night talking, what causes Dracula to abruptly

end the conversation?

7. What causes Dracula to go into a "demonic fury" while he is watching Harker shave during

Harker's first visit to Dracula's home?

8. What makes Harker realize he is Dracula's prisoner at the end of Chapter 2?

Longer Answer Question (choose one of these to complete every fortnight and email to

your teacher):

How does Stoker make use of typical Gothic Horror tropes in the opening two chapters?

Write two detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


1. How does Harker deal with realizing he is being held captive by Dracula?

2. To whom does Harker write and what does Dracula force Harker to say in the letter he

must write during his captivity?

3. What does Harker do when he realizes the Count is away from his home during Harker's

captivity?

4. What kind of strange room does Harker find in Dracula's home that he later takes a nap

in?

5. What almost happens to Harker after he is awoken from his nap in Dracula's home when

he is being held prisoner?


1. During Harker's captivity in Dracula's home, what two items does he toss out of a window

(for the gypsies)?

2. Who reveals to Dracula that Harker has tried to communicate with people outside of

Dracula's home?

3. How does Harker attempt his first escape from Dracula's home?

4. During Harker's first escape attempt from Dracula's house, what does he find inside fifty

great boxes?

5. What items does Harker use the first time he tries to kill Dracula?

6. How is Dracula carried out of the castle after Harker attempts to kill him the first time?


your teacher):

How does Stoker present the theme of isolation in Chapters 3 and 4? Write two detailed PEE

paragraphs in response.


1. What are Lucy and Mina writing letters about before Harker returns to town?

2. What does Mina hope will assist Harker once he returns home?

3. Who proposes marriage to Lucy?

4. Whose marriage proposal does Lucy accept?

5. What does Dr. John Seward do for a living?


1. Where does Lucy live when Mina goes to visit her?

2. What frequent activity do Lucy and Mind engage in during Mina's visit?

3. When Mina is visiting Lucy, why does Mina become increasingly anxious about Harker?

4. What living things does Renfield eat?

5. What is the source of Seward's depression?

6. What strange ship does Mina see entering the harbour while she is visiting Lucy?


1. What major weather event occurs while Mina is visiting Lucy?

2. What is expected to happen to the Russian ship that is out at sea when a major weather

event occurs?

3. What animal comes off the Russian ship?

4. What cargo is the Russian ship carrying?

5. What activity does Lucy begin to do at night during Mina's visit?


your teacher):

Why does Stoker choose to make use of the epistolary and journalistic style in the novel?

What is the effect of having all the various different accounts in the narrative? Write two

detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


1. When Mina finds Lucy in the middle of the night, where is she?

2. What features does the figure hovering over Lucy have when she is out sleepwalking?

3. What change does Mina notice about Lucy after her sleepwalking episode?

4. What does Mina do to keep Lucy from sleepwalking again?

5. What happens to Lucy's health after her encounter with the stranger during a

sleepwalking episode?

6. Who does Renfield keep claiming to speak to during his escape from the asylum?


your teacher):

How does Stoker create a sense of fear in Chapter 8? Write two detailed PEE paragraphs in

response.


1. When do Mina and Harker get married?

2. Why does Mina go to Budapest?

3. When does Lucy plan to marry Holmwood?

4. What kind of feeling is overwhelming Lucy while Mina is in Budapest?

5. What is the status of Lucy's mother's health while Mina is in Budapest?

6. What is the status of Holmwood's father's health while Mina is in Budapest?


your teacher):

How has Harker changed from how he was presented at the start of the novel to how he is

presented by Chapter 9? Write two detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


1. How does Lucy look when Professor Van Helsing arrives to examine her after she has

been bitten?

2. What does Professor Van Helsing decide must be done as a treatment for Lucy?

3. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's first medical treatment at the hands of Professor Van

Helsing?

4. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's second medical treatment at the hands of Professor

Van Helsing?

5. What item does Van Helsing place around Lucy's room?

6. What does Van Helsing place around Lucy's neck during and after her treatment?


1. What are removed from Lucy's room, and who removes them?

2. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's third medical treatment at the hands of Professor Van

Helsing?

3. What animal has reportedly escaped from a local zoo?

4. Who attacks Seward with a knife during Lucy's illness?

5. What happens to the urgent telegram that Van Helsing sends to Seward?

6. What does Van Helsing's telegram to Seward say?


your teacher):

How does Stoker present modernity in Chapter 11 and in the novel as a whole? Write two



1. Who volunteers to help with Lucy's fourth medical treatment at the hands of Professor

Van Helsing?

2. What body part changes in Lucy that causes Van Helsing and Seward to become

increasingly disturbed about their patient?

3. Where are Harker and Mina living when they return from Budapest?

4. What happens to Mr. Hawkins shortly after Harker and Mina return from abroad?

5. Who comes to see Lucy right before she dies?

6. Who is forbidden to kiss Lucy right before she dies?


1. How does Van Helsing feel about Lucy's death?

2. What does Van Helsing ask from Seward after Lucy's death?

3. What happens to Holmwood's father?

4. When Holmwood looks at Lucy after she dies, what does he notice?

5. Who or what does Harker think he sees on the streets of London?


1. When does Mina end up reading Harker's diary?

2. Who reads all of Lucy's diary and letters in an attempt to understand her situation?

3. Why does Van Helsing want Mina to visit after Lucy's death?

4. What kind of information does Harker agree to provide for Van Helsing after Lucy's

death?

5. How does Mina react to Van Helsing's assessment of Harker's journal?

6. How does Harker react to Van Helsing's assessment of his journals?


1. Why does Seward want to spend the night in Lucy's tomb?

2. Where do Van Helsing and Seward stop before heading to Lucy's tomb?

3. How does Van Helsing open Lucy's tomb?

4. What do Van Helsing and Seward discover in Lucy's tomb the first time they visit it?

5. Where do Seward and Van Helsing hide on the first night they visit Lucy's tomb?

6. How does Seward explain Lucy's lack of decomposition to Van Helsing?


1. When Seward, Van Helsing, Holmwood, and Morris go to Lucy's tomb, what do they find

inside her coffin?

2. What does Van Helsing use to make putty while visiting Lucy's tomb?

3. What does Van Helsing use the putty he makes for?

4. When Van Helsing, Seward, Holmwood, and Morris finally encounter Lucy near her tomb,

what does she have with her?

5. What does Lucy do with what she has with her when she meets Van Helsing, Seward,

Holmwood, and Morris near her tomb?

6. What does Stoker say the vampire Lucy look like?


your teacher):

How does Stoker create a sense of horror in Chapter 16? Write two detailed PEE paragraphs

in response.


1. In what form is Seward's diary recorded?

2. What does Mina do with Seward's diary entries?

3. What big project are Seward and Mina working on?

4. Where do Harker and Mina stay while they are working with Seward in the asylum?

5. What does Holmwood offer Mina as thanks for her comfort during his grieving process?


1. What is Renfield and Mina's initial conversation like?

2. What is Renfield's opinion of Mina?

3. What about Renfield amazes Holmwood and Morris the first time they meet him?

4. What do Holmwood and Morris think about Renfield after they meet him?

5. Why does Seward deny Renfield's request after Holmwood and Morris have visited him?


your teacher):

How does Stoker present the themes of masculinity and/or femininity in Chapter 18? Write

two detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


1. What is the first thing the vampire-hunting team notices when they enter the chapel

while searching for the wooden boxes?

2. How many of the wooden boxes does the vampire-hunting team find when they enter the

chapel?

3. What creature begins to fill the chapel when the vampire-hunting team enters, looking

for the wooden boxes?

4. How does the vampire-hunting team manage to clear the chapel of the animals that have

suddenly appeared?

5. What condition is Mina in when the vampire-hunting team returns from their journey to

the chapel (to hunt for the wooden boxes)?

6. What strange phenomenon came into Mina's room while the vampire-hunters were out

on their first mission?


your teacher):

How does Stoker present the contrast between teamwork/unity and the solitary individual?

Write two detailed PEE paragraphs in response. You can focus on Chapter 19 specifically or

anywhere else in the novel as a whole.


1. Who leads the charge to find the missing wooden boxes?

2. Where does the group finally learn the missing wooden boxes are located?

3. How does Seward react to Renfield's constantly changing moods and behaviors?

4. What does Seward conclude Renfield has a sense of assurance about, despite his wildly

different moods and behaviours?

5. What does Seward take Renfield's sense of self-assurance to mean?

6. What urgent message does an attendant bring to Seward after he speaks to Renfield

about Renfield's changing moods?


1. What kind of injuries does Renfield have when Seward, Van Helsing, Holmwood, and

Morris find him in the asylum?

2. What does Renfield manage to tell the vampire-hunting team, despite his injuries?

3. Despite his injuries, what does Renfield manage to tell the vampire-hunting team about

Mina?

4. What does Van Helsing flash at the Count to make him disappear while he is with Mina

and Harker?

5. What prized possession did Dracula destroy when he visited Seward's office?

6. What happens to Renfield as a result of his injuries?


your teacher):

How does Stoker use the character of Renfield in the novel? Write two detailed PEE

paragraphs in response. You can focus on Chapter 20 and 21 specifically or anywhere else in

the novel as a whole.


1. Why does the group decide that Mina must once more be privy to the plans to destroy

Dracula?

2. What does the group fear will happen to Mina if she dies before Dracula is killed?

3. After Mina is attacked, what is the vampire-hunting team's new plan?

4. How does Holmwood plan to gain entry to Dracula's Piccadilly house?

5. What physical changes does Harker notice about Mina after she has been bitten?

6. How many of the wooden boxes does the vampire-hunting team locate during their

mission after Mina is attacked?


1. What does the telegram from Mina (to the vampire-hunting team) say about Dracula?

2. Which word can best be used to describe Dracula's appearance in front of Mina, Harker,

Seward, Holmwood, and Morris?

3. With what object does Harker try to attack Dracula with when he appears after they have

tried to destroy all of the wooden boxes?

4. What object does Dracula flee with after attacking the vampire-hunting team?

5. How does Mina think Van Helsing can exploit her psychic connection to Dracula?

6. When does Mina's psychic connection to Dracula lessen?


your teacher):

How does Stoker present the battle between good and evil in Chapter 22 and/or 23? Write

two detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


1. What route does the team decide Dracula will take back to his home?

2. What is the name of the ship on which Dracula supposedly made his escape?

3. Where does the team hope to intercept Dracula?

4. What physical change about Mina worries Van Helsing?

5. After Dracula's ship departs, why does the team decide to keep Mina out of the loop

about their plans?

6. Which character does Mina bite before the team is preparing to depart to meet Dracula's

coffin when it departs the ship?


your teacher):

How does Stoker present ideas about foreigners and/or threats of invasion? Write two

detailed PEE paragraphs in response, one focusing on Chapter 24 and one focusing on

elsewhere in the novel


1. How does the team travel en route to meet the ship Dracula is on once he has left

London?

2. By how many days does the team plan to precede the arrival of Dracula's ship?

3. What does Mina reveal under hypnosis about the whereabouts of Dracula's ship?

4. What about Mina causes Van Helsing to be concerned while they are waiting for Dracula's

ship to arrive?

5. What official -- and despairing -- news does the team learn about the arrival of Dracula's

ship?

6. Who does Van Helsing blame for the error in the team's plans to meet Dracula's ship?


your teacher):

How does Stoker use the Gothic motif of weather description in Chapter 25? Write two



your teacher):

How does Stoker make use of Victorian theories about appearance and physiognomy in

Chapter 25? Write two detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


1. Where does the group head after they realize they will not meet Dracula's ship where

they first planned to?

2. What does the team learn once they arrive at their new destination?

3. What happened to the agent who took over Dracula's box?

4. Once the team learns that Dracula is back on land, how do Holmwood and Seward plan to

catch him?

5. Once the team learns that Dracula is back on land, how do Harker and Morris plan to

catch him?

6. Once the team learns that Dracula is back on land, how do Mina and Van Helsing plan to

catch him?


your teacher):

How does Stoker create a sense of the unknown in Chapter 26? Write two detailed PEE

paragraphs in response.


1. What happens to Mina physically during her journey with Van Helsing in the final

chapter?

2. What protects Mina and Van Helsing from the three vampire women who try to attack

them one night?

3. What group of people does Harker and Holmwood see transporting Dracula's coffin to his

castle?

4. Who ultimately destroys the three vampire women?

5. Which vampire-hunting team member receives a mortal wound during a fight in the final

chapter of the novel?

6. What are the main pieces of information we are given in the final, concluding ‘note’?

What is the purpose of Stoker including this final section?


your teacher):

How is language used for effect in the incident with the vampire women in Chapter 27?

Write two detailed PEE paragraphs in response.


your teacher):

How does Stoker bring a sense of resolution to the final pages of the novel? Write two



your teacher):

How does Stoker present the battle between the rational and the supernatural? Write two

detailed PEE paragraphs in response. You can focus on Chapter 27 and/or the novel as a

whole.


your teacher):

To what extent in the ending of the novel a satisfactory conclusion for the reader? Write two


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