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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. Lovecraft writes in "The Other Gods," "But now they have betaken themselves to unknown ____ in the cold waste where no man treads."

2. The old man of Ulthar was well-studied in the seven cryptical books of earth and what?

3. What British freighter is destroyed, in "The Temple"?

4. In what war do the narrator and West volunteer, in "Herbert West-Reanimator"?

5. What does Altberg find coming from the temple, in "The Temple"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tillinghast define the "blobs" once the machine is on, in "From Beyond"?

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

5. What is the objective of Barzai, in "The Other Gods"?

6. What happens when the narrator goes to visit Tillinghast in "From Beyond"?

7. Who does Iranon befriend in Teloth, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

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

9. What happens in the ending of "Hypnos"? What does the narrator discover?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the story "Celephais." Where is Celephais located? How is it described by the narrator?

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

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?

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