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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is referred to as the land of pleasures unattained, in "The White Ship"?

2. What does Kurane has believe has been sucked out of the life of modern men, in "Celephais"?

3. How did the sailor escape in "Dagon"?

4. What were on the sides of the vehicles of the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How long is the hero's journey to Cathuria in "The White Ship"? What happens in the end of the story?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Iranon and Romnod in "The Quest of Iranon." Who is the protagonist of the story? What relationship do the characters share?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the recurring theme of "ancient deities" in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath." How does the theme in this story relate to the theme in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of "The Cats of Ulthar" and "The Other Gods." How is the city of Ulthar described in each of these stories?

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