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Why does Dracula leave the dragon books for the scholars?
Dracula leaves the dragon books for the scholars to tempt them to find him. He wants to have a qualified and determined person to take over his library so that he can have more time to cause chaos in the world. By finding him, the scholar proves he is worthy of the position.
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Why does Paul find it difficult to tell his daughter about his past?
Paul finds is difficult to speak of his past to his daughter because he has done things that he does not want her to know about. He does not want her to think less of him or be involved in the dangerous pursuit of Dracula. He wants to shield her as much as he can from the tragic past of he and her mother.
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Why does Helen fake her death and leave her family?
Helen fakes her death because she feels polluted from her attacks by a vampire. She can feel the pollution within her and is scared that it will affect her family. She fakes her death and spends her time trying to find Dracula because she feels that if she kills him her affliction will be gone, and she can rejoin her family without feeling that she is a danger to them.
The Historian Essay Questions
by Elizabeth Kostova
Essay Questions
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