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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. How many days did the sailor shelter himself on his stranded boat before venturing out, in "Dagon"?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Where were the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar," coming from?
(a) The west.
(b) The north.
(c) The east.
(d) The south.

3. What is the name of the young boy among the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
(a) Menes.
(b) Kurane.
(c) Bokrug.
(d) Attar.

4. Where does Kurane live in the beginning of "Celephais"?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

5. What does a boy messenger report seeing, surrounding the cotter's house, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
(a) Bears.
(b) Cats.
(c) Lions.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sailor in "Dagon" find on the monolith on the island?

2. What psychologist does the narrator cite in the opening of "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"?

3. What color kitten does the boy traveler have, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

4. Once the narrator hooks his machine to the patient, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," he sees a world made of what?

5. Where did the bravest warriors go to meet their enemies for battle in Olathoe, in the story "Polaris"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrative style of "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"? How does this compare to Lovecraft's other works in the collection?

2. What happens to Sarnath after the slaying of the creatures of Ib? For how many years does the city prosper?

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

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

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

6. What happens to the narrator, in the ending of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? Where does the light being go?

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

8. What is the narrator's job in the climax of "Polaris"? Where does he go?

9. Where is the monolith in "Dagon"? What does the sailor find there?

10. What action takes place in the beginning of "Dagon"? What is the setting?

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