Comprehension Test

Dracula
Bram Stoker
1 Who are they? Match a number from A with a letter from B. B
A
A
1 Minais...
2 Lucyis...
3 ArthurHolmwoodis...
4 JackSewardis...
5 ProfessorVanHelsingis...
B
a ...afriendofMinawhoturnsintoavampire.
b ...adoctor.
c ...JonathanHarkersfiance,laterhiswife.
d ...JacksoldteacherfromHolland.
e ...engagedtobemarriedtoLucy.
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2 Places in the book. Match a number from A with a letter from B. B
A
A
1 CountDraculascastlewasin...
2 TheCountwantedtobuyahousein...
3 MinawenttostaywithLisain...
4 CountDraculatravelledtoEnglandbyshipfrom...
5 Jonathangotmarriedin...
B
a ...London.

d ...Transylvania.

b ...Budapest.

e ...Whitby.

c ...VarnaontheBlackSea.
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3 Who said this in the story? Match a number from A with a letter from B.
B A
1 Ah,soIshallbenearthedead.
2 Getoffhim!Hesnotforyou!Stayawayfromhim.
3 Donottakethemfromyournecktonight,anddonotopenyourwindow.
4 Itisnteasyforyou,butitwillsoonbedone.Canyoudothisforher?
5 IfeelthatIamhalfavampirealready,andsometimesstrangethoughtscomeintomy
head.
a CountDraculatothethreewomeninthecastle.
b ProfessorVanHelsingtoLucy.
c MinatoJonathan,Jack,Arthurandtheprofessor.
d CountDraculatoJonathanHarker.
e ProfessorVanHelsingtoArthur.
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4 Put the following sentences in the story in the right order. Number them 15.

a Onthebackofthecartwasthecoffin.
b Itfellandbrokeopen.CountDraculalaythere.
c Ijumpedontothecartandpushedthecoffintotheground.
d BylateafternoonweweregettingneartoCastleDracula.
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 Avampiresteethare..............................
b Vampirescanonlycomeout..............................
c Youaresafefromavampireifyouwearacircleof..............................roundyourneck.
d Tokillavampire,youmustdrive..............................
e Avampirecannotreturntoitscoffinifyouputapieceof..............................init.
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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
c [ ] wonderful and big

b [ ] small and nice

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 Harkers job is to _____ houses for other people.
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a [ ] buy and sell b [ ] paint

c [ ] look after

d [ ] clean

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
c [ ] Jonathan Harker

b [ ] Professor Van Helsing

d [ ] Arthur Holmwood

16 Lucy is Minas _____.

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 [ ] Lucys 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 [ ] Lucys 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 keepers wife

23 You must write to your London office and tell Mr Hawkin that youll be here for another
month.
a [ ] Jonathan Harker

b [ ] the servant

c [ ] Count Dracula

d [ ] the hotel keeper

24 Its 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 [ ] Lucys servant

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d [ ] Arthur

26 Now do you believe me? Lucy is now one of the Un-Dead, and with these teeth she will soon
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 [ ] Lucys servant

c [ ] Lucy

d [ ] Lucys 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

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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

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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 keepers wife gives Jonathan Harker _____.

a [ ] a letter to Count Dracula
c [ ] a gold cross

b [ ] a piece of wood

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 [ ] cant see Dracula

c [ ] can see three women

d [ ] can see the servant

46 Jonathan understands that hes 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

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c [ ] marries Lucy d [ ] dies

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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