Chapter 12 Quiz — Dracula

What do Seward and Van Helsing find when they break into Lucy's house at Hillingham?

• Lucy and her mother both alive but weak, with the windows wide open
• Four servants drugged with laudanum, Mrs. Westenra dead, and Lucy near death
• The house ransacked and empty, with signs of a violent struggle throughout
• Lucy unconscious and alone, with all the servants having fled in the night

What happened to the garlic flowers that Van Helsing had placed around Lucy's neck?

• Lucy tore them off herself during one of her sleepwalking episodes at night
• The servants removed them, believing they were making Lucy's condition worse
• Mrs. Westenra removed them from Lucy's neck and placed them around her own
• They were found scattered on the floor, blown away by the draft from the broken window

Why does Van Helsing say they need another blood transfusion urgently?

• He has analyzed Lucy's blood and found it contains a foreign substance
• Both he and Seward are exhausted, and he fears trusting the servants to help
• Arthur Holmwood has specifically instructed them to perform the procedure
• Lucy has developed a fever and needs fresh blood to fight the infection

Who provides Lucy's blood transfusion in this chapter?

• Arthur Holmwood, who rushes from his dying father's bedside to help
• Dr. Seward, despite his own exhaustion from the night's events
• Quincey Morris, who arrives with a message from Arthur Holmwood
• Van Helsing himself, insisting that his blood is the strongest available

What crucial question does Quincey Morris ask about Lucy's condition?

• He asks why they have not taken Lucy to a hospital for proper medical treatment
• He asks whether Dracula might be responsible for Lucy's mysterious illness
• He asks what is taking the blood out of Lucy, since four men have given her theirs
• He asks why Van Helsing refuses to explain his treatments to the other doctors

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What physical changes does Seward observe in Lucy while she sleeps?

• Her skin turns pale blue and her fingernails grow noticeably longer
• Her eyes open and glow red, and she speaks in an unknown language
• Her teeth appear longer and sharper, especially the canines, and her gums are pale
• Her hair turns white at the roots and her hands become ice cold to the touch

What happens when the dying Lucy sees Arthur and speaks in a "soft, voluptuous voice"?

• She confesses her love and asks him to remember her always after she is gone
• She begs Arthur to kiss her, and Van Helsing physically hurls him away from the bed
• She asks Arthur to open the window so she can feel the moonlight on her face
• She whispers a warning about a dark figure she has seen outside her window at night

What are Lucy's last coherent words before she dies?

• "Arthur! Oh, my love, I am so glad you have come! Kiss me!"
• "Tell Mina I loved her. Tell her not to grieve for me."
• "My true friend, and his! Oh, guard him, and give me peace!"
• "The window... something at the window... do not let it in!"

What does Dr. Hennessey's report reveal about Renfield's violent outburst?

• Renfield attacked another patient who tried to steal his collection of flies and spiders
• Renfield broke out and attacked delivery men bringing large wooden boxes to Carfax
• Renfield assaulted Dr. Hennessey when he tried to change Renfield's medication
• Renfield destroyed his room and threatened the night attendants with broken furniture

In the chapter, Seward notes "the acrid smell of laudanum." What is laudanum?

• A strong disinfectant commonly used in Victorian hospitals and clinics
• A tincture of opium in alcohol, used in the 19th century as a painkiller and sedative
• A type of smelling salt used to revive unconscious patients in an emergency
• A poisonous gas produced when certain household chemicals are combined together

Seward describes Lucy's breathing as "stertorous" multiple times. What does this mean?

• Shallow and barely detectable, as though breathing has nearly stopped
• Rapid and panicked, suggesting extreme anxiety or distress during sleep
• Characterized by heavy snoring or harsh, labored breathing sounds
• Irregular and halting, with long pauses between each inhale and exhale

What detail about Mina's two letters in this chapter creates dramatic irony?

• Mina writes that Jonathan has fully recovered, though readers know he is still haunted
• Both letters are marked "Unopened by her"—Mina writes cheerfully, unaware Lucy is dying
• Mina mentions seeing a strange pale man in Exeter who resembles Count Dracula
• Mina asks Lucy to be her maid of honor at a wedding that will never take place

What happens to Lucy's appearance after she dies?

• Her face becomes gaunt and aged, as though decades of life had been drained from her
• Death restores part of her beauty—her brow and cheeks recover their flowing lines
• Her skin takes on a grayish pallor and the wounds on her throat reopen and bleed
• She looks exactly as she did in life, with no visible sign that she has passed away

What does Van Helsing mean when he says "It is only the beginning" after Lucy's death?

• He means they must now hunt down Dracula before he claims another victim in England
• He means Lucy will rise as a vampire—her death is not an end but a transformation
• He means the grief Arthur will feel is just starting and will worsen over time
• He means they must begin a thorough scientific investigation into her strange illness