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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beyond the Wall of Sleep.

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) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

2. What did Joe Slater awaken from a nightmare to do, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?
(a) Kill his wife.
(b) Kill his children.
(c) Kill a man.
(d) Kill himself.

3. What refers to a single structure that arises from the ground?
(a) Monolith.
(b) Spire.
(c) Glacier.
(d) Stalagmite.

4. How did the sailor escape in "Dagon"?
(a) He levitated.
(b) He swam.
(c) Lifeboat.
(d) His crew saved him.

5. What is Polaris another name for?
(a) The Big Dipper.
(b) Orion.
(c) The North Star.
(d) Aquarius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacked the sailor's ship in "Dagon"?

2. The patient in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" has night rants that are described as extremely what?

3. What is the narrator to do if the Inutos gain the upper hand in the battle, in "Polaris"?

4. What lures the narrator to sleep, in "Polaris"?

5. What had risen from the depths, during the night in "Dagon"?

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