Chapter 13 Quiz — Dracula

What protective measures does Van Helsing place on Lucy's body after death?

• Holy water sprinkled around the room and a Bible on her chest
• Wild garlic flowers and a gold crucifix over her mouth
• Silver chains around her wrists and a wooden stake by her side
• A mirror above her face and communion wafers on the windowsills

What does Van Helsing ask Seward to bring him for a procedure on Lucy's body?

• Surgical bandages and antiseptic solution for a wound examination
• A set of post-mortem knives to cut off her head and remove her heart
• Blood transfusion equipment for one final attempt to revive her
• A wooden stake and mallet to drive through her heart in the coffin

Why does Van Helsing abandon his plan to operate on Lucy's corpse?

• Arthur Holmwood explicitly forbids any post-mortem procedures
• The gold crucifix was stolen by a servant during the night
• Dr. Seward refuses to participate and threatens to alert the authorities
• The undertaker seals the coffin before Van Helsing can act

According to the solicitor Mr. Marquand, who inherits Mrs. Westenra's estate?

• Lucy's distant relatives from her father's side of the family
• Arthur Holmwood receives the entire estate, real and personal
• Dr. Seward is named executor with discretionary control of the funds
• The estate is divided equally among Lucy's three suitors

What question does Arthur ask Dr. Seward when he sees Lucy's body?

• "Why does she look so pale and unlike herself in this light?"
• "Jack, is she really dead?"
• "Did she suffer much at the end, or was it peaceful?"
• "Has Van Helsing explained what truly caused her illness?"

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does Van Helsing mean when he calls Lucy a "polyandrist"?

• She had accepted marriage proposals from three different men simultaneously
• If Arthur's transfusion made her his wife, the other donors' transfusions made her married to all of them
• She was secretly corresponding with multiple suitors behind Arthur's back
• Her vampire nature causes her to prey on multiple men at once

What is the "King Laugh" in Van Helsing's speech after the burial?

• A folk legend Van Helsing recalls from Dutch childhood about a laughing ghost
• A personification of laughter as a sovereign king who arrives uninvited even in grief
• A nickname Van Helsing gives to Arthur for trying to stay cheerful despite loss
• A literary reference to Shakespeare's fools who speak truth through comedy

When Jonathan sees Dracula in London, how has the Count's appearance changed?

• He has disguised himself as an English gentleman with modern clothing
• He appears to have grown younger and more vigorous than when Jonathan saw him in Transylvania
• He has become gaunt and weakened from the long sea voyage to England
• He looks identical to how Jonathan remembers him at Castle Dracula

What is Dracula doing when Jonathan spots him on Piccadilly?

• Entering a solicitor's office to finalize property purchases in London
• Observing a pretty young girl sitting in a carriage outside Guiliano's
• Walking through Hyde Park and feeding pigeons near the Serpentine
• Speaking with a shipping agent about coffin deliveries to Carfax

In the context of this chapter, what does "obsequious" mean in the phrase "obsequious suavity"?

• Excessively eager to serve or please, in a fawning manner
• Related to funeral rites and mourning ceremonies
• Stubbornly resistant to change or new ideas
• Marked by deep religious devotion and piety

What does the "bloofer lady" refer to in the newspaper clippings at the end of Chapter 13?

• A local actress performing vampire plays at the Hampstead Theatre
• A childish mispronunciation of "beautiful lady" describing a woman who lures children
• A figure from English folklore associated with Hampstead Heath legends
• A coded police term for an unidentified female suspect in child abductions

What does Mina resolve to do at the end of her journal entry in Chapter 13?

• Contact Van Helsing immediately to discuss Jonathan's strange behavior
• Open Jonathan's sealed journal from his trip abroad to learn the truth
• Take Jonathan back to the hospital in Budapest for further treatment
• Confront the mysterious man Jonathan recognized on the street

What does "intestacy" mean as used in the solicitor's explanation of Mrs. Westenra's estate?

• A legal challenge filed by distant relatives against a will
• The condition of dying without having made a valid will
• A tax imposed on inherited property by the British Crown
• The process of dividing an estate among multiple beneficiaries

Which literary technique does Stoker use most prominently in Chapter 13?

• Stream of consciousness narration from Dracula's perspective
• Dramatic irony, where the reader understands Van Helsing's fears while Seward does not
• Flashbacks to Lucy's childhood and early romance with Arthur
• Allegorical storytelling using biblical parallels throughout every scene