Chapter 15 Quiz — Dracula

What is Seward's immediate reaction when Van Helsing implies Lucy is connected to the child attacks?

• He quietly agrees to investigate the matter further
• He smites the table and asks if Van Helsing is mad
• He contacts the police to report the child attacks
• He breaks down weeping at the news about Lucy

What do Seward and Van Helsing observe on the child at the North Hospital?

• Bruises consistent with a physical struggle or kidnapping
• Puncture wounds on the throat identical to Lucy's wounds
• Signs of severe blood loss requiring an immediate transfusion
• Claw marks from what appears to be a large animal attack

What do the local children call the mysterious figure who lures them out at night?

• The pale lady of Hampstead Heath at midnight
• The bloofer lady (a childish mispronunciation of "beautiful lady")
• The white woman who walks among the tombstones
• The angel lady who plays with children after dark

What do Seward and Van Helsing find when they first open Lucy's coffin?

• Lucy's body, perfectly preserved with no signs of decay
• A coffin filled with garlic flowers and religious artifacts
• The coffin is completely empty with no body inside
• Evidence that someone had recently disturbed the burial site

How does Seward attempt to explain the empty coffin?

• He suggests vampires must have taken Lucy's body away
• He theorizes that the funeral home made a clerical error
• He suggests body-snatchers or undertaker's people stole it
• He accuses Van Helsing of removing the body as a test

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What is the condition of the child found near the churchyard during the nighttime vigil?

• The child has fresh puncture wounds identical to the hospital cases
• The child is unconscious and requires immediate medical attention
• The child's throat is completely without a scratch or scar
• The child is awake and describes the "bloofer lady" in detail

How does Lucy appear when they find her body back in the coffin on the second visit?

• Badly decomposed after a week, as expected for a normal corpse
• Exactly as she looked at the funeral, pale and peaceful
• More radiantly beautiful than ever, with red lips and blooming cheeks
• Gaunt and transformed, with an obviously monstrous appearance

In Chapter 15, Arthur calls Van Helsing's plan a "desecration of the grave." What does "desecration" mean?

• A careful and thorough scientific examination of remains
• The act of treating something sacred with violent disrespect
• An official legal process for exhuming buried remains
• A religious ceremony performed to consecrate holy ground

What does Van Helsing plan to do to destroy the Un-Dead Lucy?

• Expose her to sunlight and place a cross on her forehead
• Burn the coffin with her body inside using holy oil
• Cut off her head, fill her mouth with garlic, and drive a stake through her body
• Pierce her heart with a silver dagger blessed by a priest

Why does Van Helsing say Lucy's case is different from all other vampires?

• She was bitten while in a trance and died in a trance, so she reverts to normal appearance when sleeping
• She was bitten by Dracula himself rather than by a lesser vampire
• She retains her human memories and can communicate with the living
• She can walk freely in daylight unlike all other Un-Dead creatures

What does Van Helsing use to seal Lucy's tomb when he keeps watch alone?

• Holy water poured across the threshold of the tomb entrance
• Iron chains and padlocks reinforced with religious symbols
• Garlic and a crucifix placed at the tomb door to prevent her leaving
• Wooden stakes driven into the ground around the tomb perimeter

How does Arthur initially respond when Van Helsing asks to open Lucy's coffin?

• He agrees reluctantly after Quincey Morris vouches for Van Helsing
• He angrily refuses, calling it a desecration and vowing to protect her grave
• He faints from shock and must be revived before the discussion continues
• He calmly asks Van Helsing to explain the scientific basis for his request

Arthur uses the French word "pourparlers" in Chapter 15. What does this word mean?

• Formal legal agreements signed between opposing parties
• Preliminary or informal discussions or negotiations
• Public speeches delivered to persuade an audience
• Written correspondence exchanged before a meeting

What ultimately persuades Arthur to accompany Van Helsing to the churchyard?

• Quincey Morris physically compels Arthur to come along with them
• Van Helsing's passionate speech about his own sacrifices for Lucy, including giving his blood
• Seward reveals medical evidence proving Lucy was buried alive
• Arthur discovers Van Helsing's portmanteau note describing the danger