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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The White Ship.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the author write in "Polaris," "the winds from the north curse and whine, and the red-leaved trees of the swamp mutter things to one another in the small hours of the morning under the horned waning moon"?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

2. The creature in "Dagon" is described as half-man, half-what?
(a) Bird.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Cat.
(d) Fish.

3. Who is on the white ship seen by the narrator, in "The White Ship"?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) A sea-god.
(d) A bearded man.

4. The narrator invents a machine that would let him see what, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?
(a) Through time.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Beyond death.

5. What do the narrator and his companion follow in their ship, in "The White Ship"?
(a) A star.
(b) A bird.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A cloud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's occupation in "The White Ship"?

2. Where does the narrator find himself in the end of "The White Ship"?

3. Where was "The White Ship" first published?

4. What happens to Slater in the end of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?

5. How many days did the sailor shelter himself on his stranded boat before venturing out, in "Dagon"?

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