Comprehension Test

Dracula
Bram Stoker

1 Who are they? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

A
1 Mina is ...
2 Lucy is ...
3 Arthur Holmwood is ...
4 Jack Seward is ...
5 Professor Van Helsing is ...
B
a ... a friend of Mina who turns into a vampire.
b ... a doctor.
c ... Jonathan Harker’s fiancée, later his wife.
d ... Jack’s old teacher from Holland.
e ... engaged to be married to Lucy.

20 marks

2 Places in the book. Match a number from A with a letter from B.

A
1 Count Dracula’s castle was in ...
2 The Count wanted to buy a house in ...
3 Mina went to stay with Lisa in ...
4 Count Dracula travelled to England by ship from ...
5 Jonathan got married in ...

B
a ... London. d ... Transylvania.
b ... Budapest. e ... Whitby.
c ... Varna on the Black Sea.

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3 Who said this in the story? Match a number from A with a letter from B.

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 1 ‘Ah, so I shall be near the dead.’
2 ‘Get off him! He’s not for you! Stay away from him.’
3 ‘Do not take them from your neck tonight, and do not open your window.’
4 ‘It isn’t easy for you, but it will soon be done. Can you do this for her?’
5 ‘I feel that I am half a vampire already, and sometimes strange thoughts come into my
head.’
a Count Dracula to the three women in the castle.
b Professor Van Helsing to Lucy.
c Mina to Jonathan, Jack, Arthur and the professor.
d Count Dracula to Jonathan Harker.
e Professor Van Helsing to Arthur.

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4 Put the following sentences in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a On the back of the cart was the coffin.
b It fell and broke open. Count Dracula lay there.
c I jumped on to the cart and pushed the coffin to the ground.
d By late afternoon we were getting near to Castle Dracula.
e Suddenly we saw some men in front of us with a cart.

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5 Vampires. Fill in the gaps in these sentences.

a A vampire’s teeth are ..............................
b Vampires can only come out ..............................
c You are safe from a vampire if you wear a circle of .............................. round your neck.
d To kill a vampire, you must drive ..............................
e A vampire cannot return to its coffin if you put a piece of .............................. in it.

20 marks

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Multiple-choice Test

Dracula
Bram Stoker

Setting

Choose the best answer.

1 The story begins in _____.
a [ ] 1675 b [ ] 1775 c [ ] 1875 d [ ] 1975
2 Jonathan Harker lives and works in _____.
a [ ] Transylvania b [ ] London c [ ] Budapest d [ ] Whitby
3 Jonathan Harker travels to _____.
a [ ] Transylvania b [ ] London c [ ] Paris d [ ] Berlin
4 Castle Dracula is _____.
a [ ] near a big town b [ ] in a small town c [ ] in the mountains d [ ] next to the sea
5 Jonathan Harker goes to Castle Dracula _____.
a [ ] by ship b [ ] by coach c [ ] by train d [ ] on foot
6 Castle Dracula is _____.
a [ ] warm and comfortable b [ ] small and nice
c [ ] wonderful and big d [ ] old and dirty
7 In Castle Dracula some of the doors are _____.
a [ ] locked b [ ] new c [ ] beautiful d [ ] broken
8 Mina goes to stay in _____ with Lucy and her mother.
a [ ] Transylvania b [ ] London c [ ] Varna d [ ] Whitby
9 One day a ship from Varna arrives on the beach. On the ship there are _____ but no people.
a [ ] gold crosses b [ ] coffins c [ ] birds d [ ] horses
10 At the end, Count Dracula goes back to Transylvania by _____.
a [ ] ship b [ ] coach c [ ] train d [ ] car

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Characters

Choose the best answer.

11 Jonathan Harker’s job is to _____ houses for other people.
a [ ] buy and sell b [ ] paint c [ ] look after d [ ] clean
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 12 Count Dracula has very _____ hands with hair on them.
a [ ] dark b [ ] warm c [ ] cold d [ ] small
13 Jonathan Harker thinks Count Dracula smells of _____.
a [ ] smoke b [ ] garlic c [ ] flowers d [ ] death
14 During the day Count Dracula always lays _____.
a [ ] on some chairs b [ ] on a table c [ ] in a coffin d [ ] in a bed
15 _____ plans to marry Mina.
a [ ] Count Dracula b [ ] Professor Van Helsing
c [ ] Jonathan Harker d [ ] Arthur Holmwood
16 Lucy is Mina’s _____.
a [ ] sister b [ ] friend c [ ] mother d [ ] daughter
17 Arthur Holmwood wants to _____ Lucy.
a [ ] fight b [ ] run away from c [ ] kill d [ ] marry
18 Jack Seward is a _____ and a friend of Mina and Jonathan.
a [ ] doctor b [ ] teacher c [ ] servant d [ ] vampire
19 _____ knows a lot about vampires.
a [ ] Mina b [ ] Professor Van Helsing c [ ] Lucy d [ ] Lucy’s mother
20 _____ becomes a vampire.
a [ ] Jonathan b [ ] Lucy c [ ] Van Helsing d [ ] Arthur

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Dialogue

Who said or wrote this?

21 ‘But you must go, Jonathan. The Count is rich, and perhaps he will give you more work later.’
a [ ] Mina b [ ] Lucy c [ ] Lucy’s mother d [ ] Van Helsing
22 ‘Take this. There is danger at Castle Dracula. Perhaps this will help you.’
a [ ] Mina b [ ] the servant c [ ] the coach driver d [ ] the hotel keeper’s wife
23 ‘You must write to your London office and tell Mr Hawkin that you’ll be here for another
month.’
a [ ] Jonathan Harker b [ ] the servant c [ ] Count Dracula d [ ] the hotel keeper
24 ‘It’s the Count! Here in London!’
a [ ] Jonathan Harker b [ ] Mina c [ ] Lucy d [ ] Van Helsing
25 ‘She can have my blood! All of it – to the last drop!’
a [ ] Lucy b [ ] Count Dracula c [ ] Lucy’s servant d [ ] Arthur
26 ‘Now do you believe me? Lucy is now one of the Un-Dead, and with these teeth she will soon
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 kill one of these poor little children.’
a [ ] Arthur b [ ] Van Helsing c [ ] Count Dracula d [ ] Mina
27 ‘Oh Arthur, come to me. Leave those others and come to me, my love.’
a [ ] Mina b [ ] Lucy’s servant c [ ] Lucy d [ ] Lucy’s mother
28 ‘Now the danger begins. I have learnt much about vampires from old books, and I know that
they can come out only at night.’
a [ ] Lucy b [ ] Van Helsing c [ ] Count Dracula d [ ] Mina
29 ‘Oh Mina, my love! What has happened? Tell us!’
a [ ] Jonathan Harker b [ ] Arthur c [ ] Jack d [ ] Van Helsing
30 ‘Before I change into a vampire, you must kill me!’
a [ ] Jack b [ ] Van Helsing c [ ] Mina d [ ] Count Dracula

20 marks

Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.

31 when you feel very afraid
a [ ] bored b [ ] strange c [ ] frightened d [ ] lonely
32 the thing inside your chest that pushes blood round your body
a [ ] hand b [ ] heart c [ ] head d [ ] hole
33 a piece of cloth that covers a window
a [ ] paper b [ ] dress c [ ] shirt d [ ] curtain
34 a big strong building that can keep enemies out
a [ ] castle b [ ] prison c [ ] hotel d [ ] home
35 a piece of glass where you can see yourself
a [ ] wall b [ ] mirror c [ ] photo d [ ] picture
36 when your body shakes with cold or fear
a [ ] stand up b [ ] smile c [ ] scream d [ ] shiver
37 a heavy tool that you use for hitting things; you can hit nails into a wall with this
a [ ] hammer b [ ] gun c [ ] spoon d [ ] pen
38 when you dislike something a lot; the opposite of love
a [ ] enjoy b [ ] worry c [ ] fear d [ ] hate
39 a plant with a very strong taste and smell, which is used in cooking
a [ ] tomato b [ ] meat c [ ] garlic d [ ] flower
40 a box in which a dead person lies
a [ ] coffin b [ ] church c [ ] churchyard d [ ] garden
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Plot

Choose the best answer.

41 Count Dracula wants to buy a _____.
a [ ] castle in Transylvania b [ ] house in London
c [ ] church in Whitby d [ ] ship in Varna
42 Jonathan Harker feels _____ about going to Transylvania.
a [ ] excited b [ ] happy c [ ] unhappy d [ ] good
43 In Bistritz, the hotel keeper’s wife gives Jonathan Harker _____.
a [ ] a letter to Count Dracula b [ ] a piece of wood
c [ ] a gold cross d [ ] some garlic flowers
44 At the castle, Jonathan only sees Count Dracula _____.
a [ ] in the morning b [ ] at lunchtime c [ ] in the afternoon d [ ] at night
45 When Jonathan looks in the mirror, he is afraid because he _____.
a [ ] can see Dracula b [ ] can’t see Dracula
c [ ] can see three women d [ ] can see the servant
46 Jonathan understands that he’s a _____ at Castle Dracula.
a [ ] helper b [ ] servant c [ ] visitor d [ ] prisoner
47 In Whitby, Lucy begins to _____.
a [ ] walk in her sleep b [ ] write to Count Dracula
c [ ] read books about vampires d [ ] eat garlic
48 When Lucy is dead in her coffin, Arthur must drive a piece of wood through her _____.
a [ ] hand b [ ] heart c [ ] shoe d [ ] foot
49 Van Helsing, Jonathan, Jack, Arthur, and Mina follow Count Dracula to _____.
a [ ] Transylvania b [ ] London c [ ] Whitby d [ ] Budapest
50 At the end, Count Dracula _____.
a [ ] kills Jonathan Harker b [ ] makes Mina a vampire c [ ] marries Lucy d [ ] dies

20 marks

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Dracula
1 1 c
2 a
3 e
4 b
5 d

2 1 d
2 a
3 e
4 c
5 b

3 1 d
2 a
3 b
4 e
5 c

4 a 3
b 5
c 4
d 1
e 2

5 a long and sharp

b at night
c garlic flowers
d a piece of wood through its heart
e holy bread

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Dracula
Setting
1 c
2 b
3 a
4 c
5 b
6 d
7 a
8 d
9 b
10 a

Characters
11 a
12 c
13 d
14 c
15 d
16 b
17 d
18 a
19 b
20 b

Dialogue
21 a
22 d
23 c
24 a
25 d
26 b
27 c
28 b
29 a
30 c

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Vocabulary
31 c
32 b
33 d
34 a
35 b
36 d
37 a
38 d
39 c
40 a

Plot
41 b
42 c
43 c
44 d
45 b
46 d
47 a
48 b
49 a
50 d

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