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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 great stone city had once stood by the lake, in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"?

2. The god the beings of Ib worship is described as a great what?

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

4. In what year is "Beyond the Wall of Sleep" set?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Celephais described? Where does Kurane decide to travel there?

4. What does Kurane do once he has reappeared in London, in "Celephais"?

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

6. What happens to Kurane in the ending of "Celephais"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting and protagonist of "The Temple." How does the motif of war support the story's themes? How is Karl Heinrich von Altberg-Ehrenstein described?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the narrative style of "Polaris." What is the voice and tense of the narration? Who is the narrator of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the character of Basil Elton from "The White Ship" to Kurane in "Celephais." How are these protagonists similar? How are they different?

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