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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator to do if the Inutos gain the upper hand in the battle, in "Polaris"?
(a) Light a signal fire.
(b) Burn the village.
(c) Join the battle.
(d) Save the women and children.

3. What were the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar," traveling in?
(a) Carriages.
(b) A van.
(c) A train.
(d) A bus.

4. Once the narrator hooks his machine to the patient, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," he sees a world made of what?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Gold.
(d) Light.

5. What is the narrator's position in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Professor.
(c) Medical internist.
(d) Janitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" believes the human mind is sometimes able to visit where in sleep?

2. What does a boy messenger report seeing, surrounding the cotter's house, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

3. The people of Sarnath do what to the beings of Ib?

4. What is the name of the god the beings of Ib worship?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kurane do once he has reappeared in London, in "Celephais"?

2. Describe the hero's journeys to Xura and Sona-Nyl in "The White Ship." How long does he stay?

3. What strangers arrive in Ulthar? How are they described in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

4. How is the land of Zar described in "The White Ship"? How is Thalarian described?

5. What is the setting of "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"? How does the narrator describe the location?

6. What do the townspeople discover in the ending of "The Cats of Ulthar"?

7. What happens to Kurane in the ending of "Celephais"?

8. What do the settlers of Sarnath discover, in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"? Who are their neighbors?

9. What does the narrator write about Slater's behavior at the hospital, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? What is notable about his dreams?

10. Describe the style of "Polaris." What literary techniques does Lovecraft implement in this story?

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