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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. Whom does West reanimate who kills and eats a child, in "Herbert West-Reanimator"?

2. In what branch of the military is Altberg, in "The Temple"?

3. Who "revelled by night amidst the urban gaieties of Tegea," in "The Tree"?

4. Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Hypnos?

5. Where is the olive grove described in "The Tree"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of Kalos, in the story "The Tree"?

2. How are Musides and Kalos similar? How are they different?

3. What happens to Altberg's crew after the ivory figurine is brought aboard the craft?

4. Who does Iranon befriend in Teloth, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

5. What happens to make the characters in "Hypnos" desire to stay awake?

6. Describe the style and themes in "The Other Gods." Where is the horror in the story?

7. What does Altberg do with the British soldiers, in "The Temple"? What happens after they resurface?

8. What does Herbert West do in Boston? What are the effects of his experiments there?

9. How does "From Beyond" end? How does the narrator escape?

10. What does the olive tree do in the ending of "The Tree"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of "The Cats of Ulthar" and "The Other Gods." How is the city of Ulthar described in each of these stories?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Iranon and Romnod in "The Quest of Iranon." Who is the protagonist of the story? What relationship do the characters share?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the theme and motif of nature and "nature's power" in "The Tree." How does Lovecraft support this theme with imagery in the narrative?

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