Chapter 25 Quiz — Dracula

What solemn promise does Mina extract from each of the men at the beginning of Chapter 25?

• That they will never leave her alone with Dracula under any circumstances
• That they will kill her and perform the vampire-destruction ritual if she transforms
• That they will abandon the hunt and return to England if she grows worse
• That they will use garlic and holy water to protect her at all times

Who is the first of the men to kneel and swear the oath to Mina?

• Jonathan Harker, as her husband and closest companion in the group
• Van Helsing, as the oldest and most experienced vampire hunter present
• Quincey Morris, who takes her hand and promises not to flinch from the duty
• Dr. Seward, who is recording the scene in his diary as it unfolds

What does Mina ask Jonathan to read aloud to the group?

• Passages from Van Helsing's research notes about vampire destruction rituals
• The Burial Service from the Book of Common Prayer, in case she dies
• His journal entries from Castle Dracula to remind them of the enemy
• The telegram reports from Lloyd's tracking the Czarina Catherine at sea

How does Van Helsing track Dracula's progress across the sea?

• He reads the shipping reports published daily in the London newspapers
• He uses a crystal ball and ancient Transylvanian scrying techniques
• He hypnotizes Mina at sunrise and sunset, drawing on her psychic bond with Dracula
• He sends coded telegrams to agents stationed at every port in the Mediterranean

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

Why can't Dracula leave the Czarina Catherine while it is at sea?

• The crew has been warned and keeps his coffin locked in the cargo hold
• He cannot cross running water of his own volition, even in bat form
• Van Helsing placed holy wafers around the ship's exits before it sailed
• Sunlight over open water is lethal to vampires and prevents him from emerging

What weapon does Jonathan Harker keep with him and sharpen throughout the chapter?

• A silver-plated revolver loaded with blessed ammunition from Van Helsing
• A Ghoorka (Kukri) knife that he whets with ice-cold determination
• A wooden stake carved from an oak tree near Castle Dracula itself
• A crucifix with a sharpened base that doubles as a weapon against vampires

When Mina says she can give something "into the hotch-pot," what does this legal term mean?

• A formal legal complaint filed against a supernatural entity in court
• A pooling of resources or property for equal division among partners
• A binding contract that cannot be broken under any circumstances
• A legal loophole that allows someone to avoid criminal prosecution

What shocking news arrives by telegram on October 28?

• Dracula has been spotted in London, meaning he never left England at all
• The Czarina Catherine has sunk in a storm with all hands lost at sea
• The Czarina Catherine has docked at Galatz, bypassing Varna entirely
• Van Helsing's contacts report that Castle Dracula has been destroyed by fire

According to Van Helsing's criminal-mind theory, why does Dracula repeat the same patterns?

• He is arrogant and believes his old strategies will always work against mortals
• He has a "child-brain" that compels him to seek resource in habit when in difficulty
• He is bound by supernatural laws that force vampires to follow ritualistic behaviors
• He deliberately repeats patterns as a trap to lure his enemies into false confidence

How does Mina know the train schedule to Galatz without consulting a timetable?

• Van Helsing hypnotized her and she accessed Dracula's knowledge of local routes
• She memorized the relevant train schedules in advance, calling herself "the train fiend"
• Lord Godalming's agents had provided the group with complete transportation schedules
• She guessed based on her general knowledge of European railway systems and timing

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

Why does Mina feel "freer than I have been of late" toward the end of the chapter?

• The group's prayers and the Burial Service have weakened Dracula's hold on her soul
• Van Helsing's hypnosis sessions have gradually broken the psychic connection entirely
• Dracula has selfishly severed the psychic link to prevent the group from tracking him
• The sacred wafers placed on her forehead have finally begun to take full effect

What does Dr. Seward mean when he describes Van Helsing's gesture as one of "remonstrance with the Almighty"?

• A gesture of grateful worship and thanksgiving directed toward heaven above
• A gesture of forceful protest or reproach, as though objecting to God's plan
• A gesture of humble submission and acceptance of divine will and purpose
• A gesture of spiritual meditation meant to invoke divine protection for the group