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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 is described as near the olive grove in "The Tree"?
(a) A tomb.
(b) A castle.
(c) A temple.
(d) A well.

2. Once the submarine surfaces again, what do the crew find on the hub, in "The Temple"?
(a) A whale carcass.
(b) A British soldier.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A silver ring.

3. How are the stranger's eyes described, in "Hypnos"?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

4. What does the narrator see moving about once the machine is on, in "From Beyond"?
(a) Blobs.
(b) Lions.
(c) Fish.
(d) Angels.

5. How old is the stranger the narrator meets, in "Hypnos"?
(a) Almost 30.
(b) Almost 20.
(c) Almost 40.
(d) Almost 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the boy Iranon befriends in Teloth?

2. What does Iranon do as he travels in "The Quest of Iranon"?

3. Where have "men have felt the tears of the gods though they have thought it rain," in "The Other Gods"?

4. When was "Hypnos" first published?

5. Where did Herbert West attend college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Altberg do with the British soldiers, in "The Temple"? What happens after they resurface?

2. What happens to the dean in "Herbert West-Reanimator"? Where is he placed after capture?

3. What does Herbert West do in Boston? What are the effects of his experiments there?

4. Describe the journey of Iranon to Oonai in "The Quest of Iranon." How long does it take?

5. Who is the central character in "The Temple"? What is the narrative style of the work?

6. Who is Crawford Tillinghast? What is his obsession?

7. Describe the style and themes in "The Other Gods." Where is the horror in the story?

8. Where does "The Other Gods" take place? Where have this setting and some characters been seen previously?

9. What interest bonds the two characters in "Hypnos"? How do they pursue this interest?

10. Describe the beginning of "Hypnos." Where is the narrator when he meets a stranger?

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