Dracula (saddleback classics)

STUDY GUIDE

DRACULA
BRAM STOKER

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STUDY GUIDE

DRACULA
BRAM STOKER

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dracula
Great Expectations
Jane Eyre
Moby Dick
Robinson Crusoe
The Time Machine

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CONTENTS
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Notes to the Teacher............................ 4
Facts About the Author ....................... 5
Facts About the Times......................... 5
Facts About the Characters ................. 6
Chapter Summaries ............................. 7
Answer Key ...................................... 10
Literary Glossary .............................. 12
CHAPTER EXERCISES

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Words and Meanings, Ch. 8 ..... 29
Inference, Ch. 8 ........................ 30
Words and Meanings, Ch. 9 ..... 31
Cause and Effect, Ch. 9 ............ 32

Sequence of Events, Ch. 9 ........ 33
Words and Meanings, Ch. 10 ... 34
Inference, Ch. 10 ...................... 35
Words and Meanings, Ch. 11.... 36
Recalling Locations, Ch. 11 ..... 37

Words and Meanings, Ch. 1 ..... 14
Analyzing Setting, Ch. 1 .......... 15

END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES

Words and Meanings, Ch. 2 ..... 16

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Comprehension Check, Ch. 2 ... 17
Words and Meanings, Ch. 3 ..... 18

Book Sequence ......................... 38
Final Exam, Part 1 .................... 39
Final Exam, Part 2 .................... 40

Drawing Conclusions, Ch. 3 .... 19
Synonyms/Antonyms, Ch. 3 ..... 20

UNIVERSAL EXERCISES

Words and Meanings, Ch. 4 ..... 21

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Sequence of Events, Ch. 4 ........ 22
Words and Meanings, Ch. 5 ..... 23
Personalizing the Story, Ch. 5 .. 24
Words and Meanings, Ch. 6 ..... 25
Character Study, Ch. 6.............. 26
Words and Meanings, Ch. 7 ..... 27
Who Did What?, Ch. 7 ............. 28
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Beyond the Text ....................... 41
Plot Study ................................. 42
Theme Analysis ........................ 43
Character Study ........................ 44
Vocabulary Study ..................... 45
Glossary Study ......................... 46
Book Review, Part 1 ................. 47
Book Review, Part 2 ................ 48


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NOTES TO THE TEACHER
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Facts About the Author and About the
Times. Students will need to be familiar
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themselves to any number of writing, art, or
research projects you may wish to assign.

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In addition to the universal exercises,
26 title-specific exercises are included
to review, test, or enrich the student’s
grasp of important vocabulary and
concepts. These enjoyable worksheets, all

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DRACULA

FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR

BRAM STOKER

(1847–1912)
Abraham Stoker was born in Dublin,
Ireland, in 1847. This was a time when
reports of vampirism were rampant among
superstitious people. As a child, Bram, as he
was called, was often confined to his bed with
illness. Unable to play with the other
children, young Bram began to develop his
lifelong fascination with books and literature.

secretary—a position he would hold until
the famous actor’s death in 1905.
Stoker continued to write drama
criticism and articles for The Dublin Mail
during his years with Irving. A year after
Irving’s death he published Personal
Reminiscences of Henry Irving. He then
went on to write little-known stories and
novels including The Lair of the White
Worm and The Snake’s Pass.

After recovering his health, Stoker
attended Trinity College in Dublin and
became a champion athlete. When he left
school, he followed his father in a career
with the Irish civil service. But office work
bored the imaginative young man. An avid
theater-goer, he started writing (without
pay) drama criticism for his hometown
newspaper, The Dublin Mail.

Dracula, Stoker’s macabre masterpiece,
was written in 1897, while Stoker was still
employed by Irving. The publication of this
classic tale of horror brought him
immediate success. Even today Dracula
stands as one of the great gothic novels of
all time. Dozens of films have been based
on this chilling story.

In the year of 1876, the world’s foremost
Shakespearean actor, Sir Henry Irving,
came to Dublin to perform. Irving
befriended the young man, and in 1878,
Stoker took a job as Irving’s manager and

In his later years, Stoker wrote literary
and theater criticism for the London
Telegraph. He died on April 20, 1912.

FACTS ABOUT THE TIMES
In 1847, when Bram Stoker was born . . .
Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham
Bell were born . . . Mormons founded Salt
Lake City . . . a workers’ revolution broke
out in Paris . . . gold was discovered in
California . . . the Smithsonian Institute
in Washington, D.C., celebrated its first
anniversary.

Katzenjammer Kids,” the first American
comic strip, appeared for the first time . . .
famine raged in India . . . Queen Victoria
celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.
In 1912, when Bram Stoker died . . .
The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage
. . . the Olympic Games were held in
Stockholm, Sweden . . . F.W. Woolworth
opened his first dimestore . . . Arizona and
New Mexico became U.S. states . . .
Woodrow Wilson was elected president.

In 1897, when Dracula was published . . .
William McKinley became the 25th
U.S. president . . . Rudyard Kipling
published Captains Courageous . . . “The

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DRACULA

FACTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS
JONATHAN HARKER

DR. JOHN SEWARD

a young business traveler who has been
sent to Transylvania to deliver documents
to Count Dracula

physician who records the story of
Dracula in his journal; he tries to help Mina
and Lucy

COUNT DRACULA

PROFESSOR VAN HELSING

a vampire who has lived on the blood of
his victims for hundreds of years

a specialist in rare diseases called in
by Dr. Seward, he helps Seward treat
Dracula’s victims

MINA MURRAY

Jonathan Harker’s fiancée, and later, his
wife

ARTHUR HOLMWOOD

LUCY WESTENRA

THOMAS SNELLING

Lucy’s fiancé

a lawyer with offices in Whitby

Mina’s friend and a victim of Dracula’s
MRS. WESTENRA

Lucy’s sickly mother

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DRACULA

CHAPTER SUMMARIES
CHAPTER 1

coffin-shaped boxes in the same room!
Perplexed and frightened, Jonathan returns
to his room, where he can hear the three
strange women talking just outside his
door. He overhears Dracula telling them
to have patience—that Jonathan will be all
theirs tomorrow night!

Jonathan Harker, a young businessman,
travels from London to Transylvania in
order to deliver some documents to Count
Dracula. Before setting out he researches
Transylvania at the British Museum. There
he learns that this country is the source of
most of the world’s superstitions. So he is
not surprised when the innkeeper’s wife,

as well as other passengers in the carriage
he takes, are worried about his destination.

Horrified, Jonathan returns to the chapel
the next day and unsuccessfully searches
the unconscious Dracula’s body for a key
to the front door. He is frantic to make his
escape! Seeing fresh blood on Dracula’s
lips, he considers beating Dracula to death
with a shovel, but is frightened away by
his evil gaze.

Jonathan soon learns that Dracula’s
castle is indeed a frightful place, and his
strange-looking host makes Jonathan even
more uncomfortable.
CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 4

After a short discussion with the Count,
Jonathan feels uneasy about the man’s odd
behavior. Soon he has even more reason
to worry: Dracula’s reflection does not
show up in Jonathan’s mirror, and the
sinister-looking man is able to crawl up
and down the castle walls like a lizard!
Jonathan begins to suspect that there is
no one in the castle but Dracula and
himself. Then he is nearly attacked one

night by three strange women who have
mysteriously entered his room. Now it
seems to him that the castle is a prison and
he must quickly find a way to escape.

A young woman named Mina Murray
arrives in the town of Whitby to visit her
friend, Lucy Westenra. Mina finds Mrs.
Westenra, Lucy’s mother, concerned about
her daughter’s “sleepwalking.” Lucy’s
health continues to fail, however, and Mrs.
Westenra calls in Dr. Seward, who in turn
sends for Professor Van Helsing, a
specialist in treating rare diseases.
In the meantime, a storm-tossed ship
comes ashore during a violent storm.
Mysteriously, the crew is missing and a
dead man is found tied to the helm. After
much worry over not hearing from her
fiancé, Mina gets word that Jonathan has
been sick for weeks, and confined to a
hospital in Budapest. She hurries there to
nurse him, and they are immediately
married in the hospital room.

CHAPTER 3

While investigating the castle one day,
Jonathan is horrified to find Dracula in an
underground chapel, lying in a box of

freshly dug earth. There are 49 more such

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CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 8

During Mina’s stay in Budapest, Lucy’s
health inexplicably worsens. Dr. Seward
notices some improvement when Lucy’s
fiancé, Arthur Holmwood, allows his blood
to be used for a transfusion. Van Helsing
insists that Lucy must never be left alone
at night, but one night Dr. Seward falls
asleep, and Lucy’s condition is very bad
the next morning. She has grown terribly
pale, and her gums have shrunken back
from her teeth. When Dr. Seward donates
blood for another transfusion, Lucy seems
to recover.

A newspaper article about lost children
being found with puncture wounds in their
throats alarms Van Helsing. By forcing Dr.
Seward to join him in two visits to Lucy’s
tomb, he proves that Lucy has become a
vampire. The two men make a plan to
destroy the evil Count Dracula. Then

Jonathan and Mina return to Whitby. There
they join forces with Dr. Seward and Van
Helsing to search for the Count. Dr. Seward
is shocked to learn that Dracula’s property
in London is right next to his own.
CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 6

Having no keys, the men break into
Carfax, Dracula’s London estate, and
discover 29 dirt-filled coffins there. A
lawyer, Thomas Snelling, gives them the
other addresses to which the shipload of
coffins were delivered. Meanwhile, Mina
has fallen victim to Dracula! Dr. Seward,
Van Helsing, and Jonathan now know they
must hurry to destroy the Count before
Mina turns into a vampire. By the end of
the day they have located and purified 49
of the 50 coffins in several old houses the
Count had recently purchased in London.

Suspecting that Lucy is the victim of a
vampire, Van Helsing decorates her room
with garlic flowers to ward off the evil
monster. Yet for all Van Helsing’s efforts,
Lucy’s health continues to fail and at last
she dies. Since the girl’s throat has been
torn open, Lucy’s mother, a woman with a

weak heart, also dies as the probable result
of fright: It appears that a large animal,
possibly a wolf, had been in Lucy’s room.
Strangely, Lucy’s loveliness returns
after her death. At this point, no one is
absolutely certain—although Van Helsing
is increasingly suspicious—that the young
woman has become a vampire herself.

CHAPTER 10

Mina reads the Count’s mind while under
hypnosis. When she reveals that he is on
board a ship somewhere, Seward and Van
Helsing visit the Port of London. There
they discover the name of Dracula’s ship
and later figure out the route he is most
likely to take in making his way back to
Transylvania. In Varna, they wait a week
for the Czarina Catherine to arrive. In a
trance state, Mina continues to report that
Dracula is aboard ship. But Van Helsing
and Dr. Seward have no idea where he is.

CHAPTER 7

In London, Jonathan spots Dracula in
disguise, and Mina receives a telegram
saying that Lucy and her mother have both
died. While planning to return to Whitby,

Mina reads Jonathan’s journal and wonders
if the fantastic tale he tells there is true.
When Van Helsing visits her, however, she
is both relieved and horrified when every
horror Jonathan described is verified.

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CHAPTER 11

After a fierce knife fight with the wagon
driver and his helper, they pry open the lid
of the box and find the Count lying on a
bed of fresh earth. As Jonathan stabs the
hated vampire, Dr. Seward plunges a knife
into his heart. At that, Dracula’s body
disappears from sight—just moments after
an unearthly look of peace appears on the
vampire’s face.

Van Helsing and Dr. Seward are amazed
to hear that the ship has docked at Galatz,
an inland port. Desperate now, they realize
that one way or another, Dracula must
eventually go through the Borgo Pass to
reach his castle. There they await him and
soon see a wagon approaching on the road.
On the wagon is a coffin-shaped box, just
like those they had purified in London!

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DRACULA

ANSWER KEY

7 SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS: C HAPTER 3
1. smother 2. occur 3. fully
4. blanketed 5. fainter 6. heap
7. reclined 8. hard 9. creeping
10. doubt 11. quietly 12. sunset
13. craving 14. holy

1 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 1
A. ACROSS: 3. palms 5. superstition
8. werewolf 9. dim 10. estate
DOWN : 1. vampire 2. castle
4. antique 6. howling 7. coarse
B. 1. superstition 2. castle 3. estate
4. werewolf, vampire 5. howling
6. coarse, palms

8 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 4
A.

2 ANALYZING SETTING: C HAPTER 1
A. 1. Bistritz 2. Golden Krone 3. castle
4. Transylvania 5. Carpathian 6. London

7. Munich 8. Borgo Pass
B. 1. began 2. After 3. before 4. after

3 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 2
A. ACROSS: 2. journal 4. calm 6. chapel
8. foreigner 9. exit
DOWN : 1. nobles 3. lizard 5. gesture
6. crucifix 7. warn
B. 1. foreigner 2. chapel 3. crucifix
4. journal 5. lizard 6. nobles
7. gesture

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4 COMPREHENSION CHECK: C HAPTER 2
Answers should approximate: 1. He
didn’t want to be seen as a foreigner
when he moved to London. 2. His
employer, Mr. Hawkins, had told him
to assist the Count in any way he could.
3. He said that Transylvanian nobles
did not like to have their bones mixed
among the common dead. 4. He noticed
that Dracula had no reflection in the mirror.
5. All the doors were locked and bolted,
and the castle stood on the edge of a
high cliff. 6. Jonathan had seen no one
else, and he had noticed that Dracula
did all the chores.

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5. cargo 6. ghosts
C. 1. eerie corpse
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: C HAPTER 4
1. 5/fishermen 2. 8/log 3. 1/station
4. 7/cliff 5. 13/hospital 6. 3/sleepwalking
7. 12/delirious 8. 2/married 9. 10/scar
10. 4/minutes 11. 11/bird 12. 9/bench
13. 6/searchlight

10 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 5
A. 1. condition 2. blood 3. normal 4. gums
5. insisted 6. patient 7. undone 8. pride
9. heart 10. operation
B. ACROSS: 1. gums 4. pride 6. operation
9. normal 10. insisted DOWN: 2. undone
3. condition 5. heart 7. patient 8. blood

11 PERSONALIZING THE STORY: C HAPTER 5
Answers will vary.

12 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 6

5 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 3
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B. 1. wreath 2. bundle 3. garlic
4. exhausted 5. bat 6. hurled

7. undertaker 8. heath 9. stray

B. 1. passage 2. patience 3. coffins
4. trickles 5. mocking 6. paralyze
7. ajar 8. satisfy

13 CHARACTER STUDY: C HAPTER 6
A. 1. endangered, pale 2. concerned, loving
3. physician, frightened 4. knowledgeable,
resourceful 5. attentive, helpful
6. protective, worried 7. unfortunate,
grieved 8. ancient, evil

6 DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: C HAPTER 3
A. 1. f 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. b 6. c
B. 1. b 2. a 3. b

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21 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 10

B. 1. Van Helsing 2. Mrs. Westenra
3. Lucy Westenra 4. Dr. Seward

5. Arthur Holmwood 6. Count Dracula
WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 7
A. 1. entry 2. telegram 3. dream 4. hunt
B. 1. recovered 2. bulged 3. grieved 4. sorrow
C. ACROSS: 4. grieved 5. hunt 6. telegram
8. sorrow D OWN: 1. bulging 2. dream
3. recover 7. entry
WHO DID WHAT?: C HAPTER 7
1. Jonathan clutched Mina ’s arm so tight
that he hurt her . 2. Jonathan was...
3. “It is the Count, but he has... 4. Van
Helsing notified Mina that Lucy... 5. The
Count hailed... 6. Mina now... 7. If Mina
had not read Jonathan ’s journal...
WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 8
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22 INFERENCE: C HAPTER 10
Answers should approximate: 1. They were
afraid that Dracula would attack her. 2. She
asked him to hypnotize her. She wanted to
make mental contact with Dracula before
he retired to his coffin. 3. Mina used her
sense of hearing. She heard lapping water
and the creaking sounds of a boat. 4. She
fainted from shock, fear, and dread of the
future. 5. They wanted to find out which
ship Dracula was taking to get back to
Transylvania. 6. He knew that in the daytime Dracula would be asleep in his coffin.

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23 WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 11

17 INFERENCE: C HAPTER 8

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B. 1. protect 2. hypnotize 3. connected
4. faraway 5. snapped 6. mortal
7. cart 8. route 9. margin

B. 1. paragraph, puncture 2. lured 3. creaky
4. undead 5. stake 6. holy 7. sacred
8. limits 9. souls 10. devoted, confident

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Answers should approximate: 1. Van Helsing
suspected that Lucy’s body would be missing.
They found the tomb empty. 2. Van Helsing
brought a small child who had been talking
about being lured from his play by someone
he called a “bloofer lady.” Dr. Seward wanted

to know if the child had puncture wounds on
his throat. 3. Lucy’s body had been returned
to the tomb. They knew now that she was a
vampire and had been out looking for victims.
4. She looked more beautiful than ever.
5. Lucy herself was returning to her tomb.
She had a child with her. 6. Dracula would
not be able to get out of his coffin if a branch
of wild rose was laid on top of it.
WORDS AND MEANINGS: C HAPTER 9
A. ACROSS: 3. trace 5. spell 7. corrupt
9. distribute 10. young D OWN: 1. stupor
2. resisting 4. flushed 6. purify 8. guard
B. 1. corrupt 2. Young 3. trace 4. distribute
5. flushed, stupor 6. resisting 7. guard
8. spell 9. purify
CAUSE AND EFFECT: C HAPTER 9
A. 1. d 2. f 3. e 4. a 5. h 6. b 7. g 8. c
B. 1. cause 2. cause 3. effect 4. cause
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: C HAPTER 9
1. 7/spine 2. 1/estate 3. 9/flamed
4. 5/location 5. 11/train 6. 3/shipwreck
7. 2/coffins 8. 8/force 9. 10/dazed
10. 4/delivered 11. 6/suspect
12. 12/destroy

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A. 1. powers 2. spirit 3. rail, delay
4. vessel 5. dirt 6. fierce 7. pried

B. ACROSS: 2. dirt 5. hate 7. rail
9. vessel 10. spirit 11. powers
DOWN : 1. fierce 3. throat 4. delay
6. pried 8. course 9. victory

24 RECALLING LOCATIONS: C HAPTER 11
1. Czarina Catherine 2. Danube River
3. Transylvania 4. Galatz 5. docks
6. border 7. Whitby 8. Borgo Pass
9. castle 10. London

25 BOOK SEQUENCE
1. 4/chapel 2. 6/wreck 3. 1/research
4. 12/drank 5. 9/telegram 6. 2/gesture
7. 7/contacts 8. 3/reflection 9. 13/dust
10. 10/stake 11. 5/shawl 12. 11/coffins
13. 8/flowers

26 FINAL EXAM, Part 1
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. c 6. a
FINAL EXAM, Part 2
Answers should approximate: 1. Dracula
could appear and disappear at will. He
could control the weather and many
animals. He could become smaller. He
could take form as an animal. 2. They had
scientific knowledge, all the hours of day
and night in which to act, and the support of
each other. 3. He guessed that Dracula had
bought the houses in order to store coffins.

He knew that money had never been a
problem for Dracula. 4. Dracula could not
enter a house for the first time unless someone who lived there invited him in. 5. A
crucifix and garlic had power over Dracula.
6. They celebrated their son’s birthday.

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LITERARY GLOSSARY
effect in literature, an impression
created by the writer

action what happens in a story; the
acts or events that take place

Murder mysteries often create a
suspenseful, chilling effect.

The war story was full of battle action.

author the writer of a book, story,
article, etc.

event a specific occurrence;
something that happens

Ernest Hemingway was an American author.

A plane crash is the first event in that
adventure novel.

author’s purpose the author’s
specific goal or reason for writing
a certain book

fiction a literary work in which the
plot and characters are the products of
the author’s imagination

In that novel, the author’s purpose was to
make readers laugh.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a popular
work of fiction.

character a fictional person who
plays a part in a story or novel

imagery figures of speech that help
the reader to visualize the characters
or setting; pictures in words

Long John Silver is an important character
in Treasure Island .

classic excellent artwork, novel,
painting, symphony, etc. that remains

popular over many years

In Stephen Crane’s imagery, the color of
blood suggests courage.

introduction a short reading that
presents and explains a novel;
sometimes the first part of a novel that
sets the scene

Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead
has become an American classic

climax the outcome of the novel’s
main conflict

The introduction to Frankenstein is in the
form of a letter.

The capture of the criminal was the climax
of the detective story.

mood the overall feeling or
atmosphere the author creates in a
story or novel

conflict The struggle between
characters or forces at the center of
the story

The author’s skillful use of language
created a dismal, hopeless mood.

The conflict was resolved when the
suspect confessed.

moral the instructive point of a story
or novel; the lesson to be drawn by the
reader

description the parts of a story or
novel that tell about the appearance of
the setting or characters

The moral of the story is to choose your
friends carefully.

His description of the Alps was
breathtaking.

motive the driving force, either
internal or external, that makes a
character do something

dialogue words spoken by the
characters in a novel, story, or play

What was the character’s motive for lying?

The dialogue in that comedy is very witty

and amusing.

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sequence the order in which story
events take place

narrator, narration the character
who tells the story in his or her own
words; the telling of a story’s events

To solve the crime, the detective must
determine the exact sequence of events.

Jim Hawkins is both the narrator of and a
character in Treasure Island.

setting where and when a story
happens; the location and time

novel a long form of fictional
literature with a complex plot

The setting of A Christmas Carol is London
in the mid-1800s.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is
one of the greatest American novels.

style the special way a writer uses
language to express both literary form
and his or her own life experience

pace the speed at which a story or
novel develops and moves along

Ernest Hemingway’s style is famous
for his use of short sentences and
easy-to-understand words.

The pace of the rescue scene was very fast
and exciting.

passage a section of a written work;
may include just one line or several
paragraphs

symbol a person or thing that stands
for, or represents, something else
In Hawthorne’s famous novel, the scarlet
letter is a symbol for adultery.

My favorite passage described the
character’s childhood.

plot the chain of events in a story that
leads to its outcome

theme the central meaning of a story,

play, or novel; the main idea, the point

The war novel’s plot is packed with action.

Ambition and revenge are common themes
in Shakespeare’s plays.

point of view the mental position
from which a character sees the events
of the story unfold

tone the feeling given by the author’s
voice; the attitude expressed by the
author’s use of language

The character’s great wealth influenced his
point of view about the poor.

Is the tone of her dialogue humorous or
formal?

quotation a passage quoted; the exact
words spoken by a character; the words
set off between quotation marks

voice the author’s unique way of
telling a story; a combination of
personality and use of literary tools;
the quality that sets one writer apart
from other writers

“It was a season of hope. It was a season
of despair,” is a famous quotation from
A Tale of Two Cities.

Mark Twain’s colorful voice is not hard
to recognize.

realism the author’s emphasis on
showing life as it really is, not
romanticized or idealized
Stephen Crane used great realism in
describing the sights and sounds of battle.

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Chapter

1

1

WORDS AND MEANINGS
NAME

A.

DATE

Use the clues to solve the crossword puzzle.

2

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ACROSS

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3. inside part of the hand between
fingers and wrist (plural)
5. an ignorant belief that is not
rational or scientific
8. person in folktales who can
change into a wolf
9. opposite of bright or clear light
10. big piece of land with a large
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1. in folktales, a dead body that
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living people
2. grand home of a king or a noble

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4. very old; of former times
6. making long wailing cries like a
wolf
7. rough, harsh; not fine or smooth

Add the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u) to complete the words in the box.
Then use the words to complete the sentences below.
P__LMS

V__MP__R__

__ST__T__

C__ __RS__

C__STL__

W__R__W__LF

H__WL__NG

S__P__RST__T__ __N

1. Jonathan Harker read that every known _________________________ comes
from Transylvania.
2. The coach trip from the hotel to the ____________________ was frightening.
3. Count Dracula had bought an ____________________ in London.
4. In his dictionary, Jonathan found that the strange words meant
____________________ and ____________________.
5. A wild ____________________ sound could be heard in the countryside.
6. Count Dracula’s hands were rather ____________________, and there was hair
on the ____________________ of his hands.
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2

1

ANALYZING SETTING
NAME

DATE

A story’s setting is the time and place in which the action occurs.

A.

A number of locations are mentioned in this chapter. Use a word from the
box to identify each location. Hint: You will not use all the words in the box.
Borgo Pass
Bistritz
Transylvania

London
cottage
New York

Golden Krone
Adirondack
castle

Carpathian
Munich
Budapest

1. ____________________ is a small town in Transylvania.
2. Jonathan stayed at an inn called the ____________________.
3. Count Dracula’s residence was an old ____________________.
4. Jonathan’s destination was a country called ____________________.
5. Dracula’s home was in the ____________________ Mountains.
6. In ____________________, Jonathan had visited the British Museum.
7. While traveling, Jonathan passed through ____________________, Germany.

8. Jonathan met a carriage at the ____________________.

B.

Circle a word or words to correctly complete each sentence about the
time an event occurred.
1. Jonathan ( ended / began ) his business trip in London.
2. ( Before/After ) arriving at Bistritz, Jonathan delivered papers to
Count Dracula.
3. Jonathan was given a crucifix ( before / after ) he looked up the
strange words in his dictionary.
4. The carriage pulled into the courtyard of the castle ( before / after )
Jonathan heard wolves howling.

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Chapter

3

2

WORDS AND MEANINGS
NAME

A.

DATE

Use the clues to solve the crossword puzzle.
ACROSS

2. someone’s daily record of
thoughts and actions; a diary
4. relaxed, peaceful; not nervous
6. a special room set aside for
prayer or religious services
8. describes someone from
another country; not a native
9. a door leading out; to go out
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body movement that shows some idea or feeling
Christian symbol; a cross with the form of Jesus on it
to caution someone against a danger; to advise to be careful

I

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Complete each sentence with an answer from the crossword puzzle.
1. Dracula did not want to be seen as a ____________________ when he
moved to London.
2. Dracula was happy to hear there was a ____________________ in his
London house.
3. When Dracula touched the ____________________, an instant change
came over him.
4. Chapter 2 is made up of passages from Jonathan Harker’s
____________________.
5. Much like a ____________________, Dracula crept down the castle wall.
6. Transylvanian ____________________ did not want their bones mixed
with those of the common dead.
7. Dracula used the same ____________________ to drive off both the wolves
and the strange women.

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Chapter

4

2

COMPREHENSION CHECK
NAME

DATE

Answer each question in your own words. Write in complete sentences.
1. Why did Count Dracula want to improve his English?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. Why did Jonathan agree to stay in Transylvania another month if he
didn’t really want to?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. Why was Dracula especially glad to hear there was a chapel in his
London house?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4. As Jonathan was shaving, he could see the Count standing right behind

him. What surprised Jonathan when he looked into the mirror?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
5. For what two reasons did Jonathan think it was impossible for him to
get out of the castle?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
6. Why did Jonathan begin to think that Dracula was the only other
person in the castle?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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DRACULA •

Chapter

5

3

WORDS AND MEANINGS
NAME

A.

B.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may
go up, down, across, backward, or
diagonally. Check off each word as
you find it.
___ DEMONS

___ CENTURIES

___ PARALYZED

___ PATIENCE

___ AJAR

___ PASSAGE

___ COFFINS

___ SATISFY

___ MORTAR

___ TRICKLES

___ PULSE

___ MOCKING

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Use answers from the hidden words puzzle to complete the sentences.
1. At the end of a stone ____________________, Jonathan found a
circular stairway.
2. Dracula told the three strange women to have ____________________.
3. In the chapel were 50 boxes shaped like ____________________.
4. Jonathan saw ____________________ of blood on Dracula’s lips.
5. Dracula’s lips twisted in a ____________________ smile.
6. Dracula’s evil glare seemed to ____________________ Jonathan.
7. The heavy door of the old chapel stood ____________________.
8. Jonathan feared that, in London, Dracula would continue to
____________________ his thirst for blood.

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Chapter

6

3

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
NAME

A.

B.

DATE

Read the story events on the left. Then write a letter to show what
Jonathan concludes about each event.
1. ____ Jonathan discovers that
Dracula’s door is locked.

a. Jonathan realizes that Dracula
feeds only at night.

2. ____ Jonathan sees Dracula
crawling out his window
and down the wall.

b. He is frantic to rid the world
of this monster.

3. ____ Lying in its box, Dracula’s
body has no pulse or
heartbeat.

c. Jonathan sees that he must go
home immediately.

4. ____ Just before dawn, Jonathan
sees trickles of blood on
Dracula’s red lips.

d. He decides to risk moving
about in the same way.

5. ____ Jonathan realizes that, in
London, Dracula will find
new victims.

e. Jonathan can’t tell whether
Dracula is alive or dead.

6. ____ As he returns to his bedroom,
Jonathan’s panic grows.

f. He makes a plan to find
Dracula’s key.

Circle a letter to correctly answer each question.
1. Jonathan notices that the Count sleeps while others are awake.
What does he conclude from this?
a. that Dracula may never
sleep at all

b. that Dracula is awake while

others sleep

2. Jonathan sees 50 coffin-like boxes in the chapel. What conclusion
does he come to?
a. The chapel must be a
burial place.

b. Each box was filled with
freshly dug earth.

3. The Count says that Jonathan can go home the next day. What is
Jonathan’s conclusion about that statement?
a. that he should pack his
bags and say goodbye

b. that he should not trust
Dracula’s promise

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DRACULA •

Chapter

7

3

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
NAME

DATE

Notice the boldfaced words in the lines from the story. Then find
a word in the box that is either a synonym (word that means the same)
or an antonym (word that means the opposite) of the boldfaced word.
Hint: You will not use all the words in the box.
reclined

scarcely

doubt

craving

holy

hard

smother

creeping

blanketed

fainter

heap

occur

fully

sunset

quietly

1. Jonathan felt that he must
uncover the truth about Dracula.
ANTONYM :

______________________

2. Was he dreaming, or did Dracula’s
visit really happen?
SYNONYM:

______________________

3. Jonathan found that Dracula’s
room was barely furnished.
ANTONYM :

______________________

4. Everything in the room was
covered with dust.

SYNONYM:

______________________

5. The bad smell grew heavier as
Jonathan walked down the passage.
ANTONYM :

______________________

6. The Count was stretched out on
a pile of earth.
SYNONYM:

______________________

7. The Count lay in one of the
boxes.
SYNONYM:

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______________________

8. Count Dracula’s eyes were open
and stony.
SYNONYM:

______________________

9. By crawling up the wall, Jonathan
finally reached his room.
SYNONYM:

______________________

10. Jonathan could not trust Dracula’s
promise.
ANTONYM :

______________________

11. Jonathan softly crept to the door
and listened.
SYNONYM:

______________________

12. At dawn, Jonathan knew that he
was safe.
ANTONYM :

______________________

13. In London, Dracula would continue
to satisfy his thirst for blood.
SYNONYM:

______________________

14. Dracula’s evil glare seemed to
paralyze Jonathan.
ANTONYM :

______________________

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DRACULA •

Chapter

8

4

WORDS AND MEANINGS
NAME

A.

B.

DATE

Circle the hidden words. They may
go up, down, across, backward, or
diagonally. Check off each word as
you find it.

___ DELIRIOUS

___ MERCHANT

___ CORPSE

___ AWE

___ EERIE

___ GHOSTS

___ EXPRESS

___ PIERS

___ HELM

___ CARGO

___ POISON

___ LOG

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matching definition.
GOL _________________________

GROCA __________________________

MELH ________________________

WAE _____________________________

SPIRE ________________________

SHOGTS _________________________

1. the daily record of a ship’s voyage
______________________________
2. the wheel by which a ship
is steered
______________________________
3. a deep sense of respect or wonder
______________________________

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4. structures built over water where
ships are landed
______________________________
5. load of goods carried by a ship,
wagon, airplane, etc.
______________________________

6. shadowy forms of dead people
______________________________

Write a synonym (word that means the same) for each word below.
Answers are words from the puzzle in Part A.
1. Spooky and creepy are synonyms for ____________________.
2. Cadaver is a synonym for ____________________.

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DRACULA •

Chapter

9

4

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
NAME

DATE

First complete the sentences with words from the box. Then number the
events to show which happened first, second, and so on. Hint: You will
not use all the words.
sleepwalking

married
log

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health
station
hospital

searchlight
fishermen
delirious

minutes
bench
bat

scar
cliff
bird

____

1. The ____________________ in Whitby warn people that a storm
is coming.

____

2. Part of the ship’s ____________________ is found in the dead
man’s pocket.

____

3. Lucy Westenra meets Mina Murray at the ____________________.

____

4. A big dog runs for the ____________________ below the graveyard.

____

5. In the ____________________, Mina and Jonathan are married.

____

6. Mrs. Westenra tells Mina she is worried about Lucy’s
____________________.

____

7. The nun’s letter says that Jonathan has been ____________________.

____

8. Lucy happily tells Mina that she will soon be ____________________.

____

9. Mina thinks that Lucy’s small wound will not leave a _____________.

____

10. Lucy counts the __________________ until Arthur Holmwood arrives.

____

11. Something that looks like a big ____________________ sits on the
windowsill next to Lucy.

____

12. Mina finds Lucy lying on a ____________________ in the
churchyard.

____

13. The ____________________ guiding the ship reveals a horrible sight.
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DRACULA •

Chapter

10

5

WORDS AND MEANINGS
NAME

A.

DATE

Circle a word to complete each sentence.
1. Dr. Seward found that Lucy’s ( operation / condition ) was not good.
2. For some reason she seemed to have lost a lot of ( blood / pride ).
3. After testing her blood, the doctor found it to be ( undone / normal ).
4. The red color had faded from Lucy’s lips and ( blood / gums ).
5. Arthur ( insisted / resisted ) on donating blood for Lucy.
6. “How is our ( patient / condition)?” Van Helsing asked the doctor.
7. “All of our efforts are ( normal / undone )!” Van Helsing cried.
8. Dr. Seward had a feeling of ( pride / fear ) as he saw the color return
to Lucy’s cheeks.
9. “Her ( blood / heart ) still beats, but weakly,” the doctor said.
10. “If she doesn’t have an ( operation / disturbance ) she will die,”
Van Helsing warned.

B.

Use the clues to solve the crossword puzzle.
ACROSS

1. the firm flesh around the top
and bottom teeth
4. self-respect; satisfaction with
an accomplishment
6. a treatment by surgery to
correct an injury or illness

9. natural; usual; as it should be
10. stubbornly demanded; stuck to
a strong belief

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3. the state of something; the way it is
5. body organ that pumps blood

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8. red liquid in the body

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DRACULA •

Chapter

11

5

PERSONALIZING THE STORY
NAME

DATE

Read about the events from the story. Then relate each story event to your
own experience. Write in complete sentences.
1. Lucy complains that it is hard to breathe at times.
Have you or someone you know ever found it hard to breathe? Was it
because of fright or some kind of illness? Explain what happened.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. Arthur insisted on being the one to give his blood to Lucy.
Do you know someone who has donated blood? How did that person
describe the experience? Would you be willing to donate blood for
someone else? Why or why not?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. Van Helsing told Dr. Seward to sit up all night with Lucy. He warned

him not to go to sleep.
Have you ever had to stay up all night because of an emergency?
Was it difficult to stay awake? Describe the situation.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4. The next morning, a deadly fear shot through Dr. Seward when he
looked in on Lucy.
Have you ever seen or heard something that made you feel “a deadly fear”?
What was it? Did it turn out that your fear was justified or unjustified?
Explain the situation.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
5. “All our efforts are undone,” Van Helsing said. “We must now begin again.”
Have you ever worked hard on something and then had “all your efforts
undone”? What happened that canceled out your work? How did you feel
about beginning again?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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