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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 do the townspeople find in the cotter's house, at the end of "The Cats of Ulthar"?
2. The god the beings of Ib worship is described as a great what?
3. The narrator invents a machine that would let him see what, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?
4. Where was "The White Ship" first published?
5. What land is referred to as a land past the pillars that no man has ever seen, in "The White Ship"?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Joe Slater come to the hospital in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? How is Slater described?
2. What happens to the narrator, in the ending of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? Where does the light being go?
3. What do the settlers of Sarnath discover, in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"? Who are their neighbors?
4. Where does the sailor go after escaping the war ship in "Dagon"? Where does he find himself?
5. Where is the monolith in "Dagon"? What does the sailor find there?
6. What happens on the third day the visitors are in Ulthar?
7. Describe the dream land of the narrator in "Polaris." What is taking place in the dream-world?
8. Describe the hero's journeys to Xura and Sona-Nyl in "The White Ship." How long does he stay?
9. Describe the style of "Polaris." What literary techniques does Lovecraft implement in this story?
10. Describe the narrator of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep." How does he introduce the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the theme and motif of nature and "nature's power" in "The Tree." How does Lovecraft support this theme with imagery in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the protagonists in "Dagon" and "Polaris." How are these characters similar? How do their actions relate?
Essay Topic 3
What happens to Kurane at the end of "Celephais"? How can this ending be interpreted in different ways?
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