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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is on the white ship seen by the narrator, in "The White Ship"?
2. What great stone city had once stood by the lake, in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"?
3. What is Kurane in his family lineage, in "Celephais"?
4. In what year is "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" set?
5. What is Polaris another name for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What strangers arrive in Ulthar? How are they described in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
2. What happens to Kurane in the ending of "Celephais"?
3. What action takes place in the beginning of "Dagon"? What is the setting?
4. What does the narrator write about Slater's behavior at the hospital, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? What is notable about his dreams?
5. What happens to Sarnath after the slaying of the creatures of Ib? For how many years does the city prosper?
6. Describe the narrator of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep." How does he introduce the story?
7. What is the narrative style of "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"? How does this compare to Lovecraft's other works in the collection?
8. How is the land of Zar described in "The White Ship"? How is Thalarian described?
9. When does Joe Slater come to the hospital in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? How is Slater described?
10. How is Celephais described? Where does Kurane decide to travel there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe H.P. Lovecraft's "dream vision" narratives. What stories in the collection are told in this style? What effect does it have on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting and protagonist of "The Temple." How does the motif of war support the story's themes? How is Karl Heinrich von Altberg-Ehrenstein described?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the setting of the story "Celephais." Where is Celephais located? How is it described by the narrator?
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