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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 does the narrator long to be, but was found unworthy, in "Polaris"?
2. Who attacked the sailor's ship in "Dagon"?
3. What color kitten does the boy traveler have, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
4. What is the name of the sailor Kurane hires, in "Celephais"?
5. Where was "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" first published?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the dream land of the narrator in "Polaris." What is taking place in the dream-world?
2. Where does the sailor go after escaping the war ship in "Dagon"? Where does he find himself?
3. Who is the protagonist of "The White Ship"? Where is he when the story begins?
4. Describe the style of "Polaris." What literary techniques does Lovecraft implement in this story?
5. What is the narrator's job in the climax of "Polaris"? Where does he go?
6. What happens to the narrator, in the ending of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? Where does the light being go?
7. Describe the narrative style of "Dagon." What is the voice of the narration?
8. What strangers arrive in Ulthar? How are they described in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
9. What does Kurane do once he has reappeared in London, in "Celephais"?
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
Describe Crawford Tillinghast's machine in "From Beyond." What is the character's theory about the pineal gland? How feasible is this theory?
Essay Topic 2
Describe H.P. Lovecraft's "dream vision" narratives. What stories in the collection are told in this style? What effect does it have on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Crawford Tillinghast in "From Beyond." How does the narrator know this central character? What relationship do the narrator and Tillinghast share?
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