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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. What lures the narrator to sleep, in "Polaris"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The North Star.
(c) The moon.
(d) A fairy.

2. Where was the psychiatric patient from, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?
(a) Southern Illinois.
(b) Western Kentucky.
(c) Upstate New York.
(d) Upstate Massachusetts.

3. What is the narrator's job in the dream-land, in "Polaris"?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Carriage driver.
(c) Cook.
(d) Lookout.

4. What did the sailor in "Dagon" eventually become addicted to?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Heroin.

5. On what anniversary do the people of Sarnath complain of seeing the long dead mysterious creatures around town?
(a) 1,000th.
(b) 250th.
(c) 200th.
(d) 100th.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city does the narrator first dream he is in, in "Polaris"?

3. What is the name of the young boy among the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

4. What is Polaris another name for?

5. What did the old cotter like to do, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What law rules the land in Ulthar? What does the narrator describe as happening before the law went into place?

3. Describe the protagonist of "Celephais." Where does he live?

4. Where does the sailor go after escaping the war ship in "Dagon"? Where does he find himself?

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

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

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

8. Describe the dream land of the narrator in "Polaris." What is taking place in the dream-world?

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

10. Who is the protagonist of "The White Ship"? Where is he when the story begins?

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