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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. Where did Herbert West attend college?

2. What breaks out in the town, giving West a large number of cadavers, in "Herbert West-Reanimator"?

3. It is suggested that the city of Oonai might in fact be what, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

4. Where was "The Other Gods" first published?

5. In what branch of the military is Altberg, in "The Temple"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Musides and Kalos similar? How are they different?

2. What happens to Altberg's crew after the ivory figurine is brought aboard the craft?

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

4. Describe the style and themes in "The Other Gods." Where is the horror in the story?

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

6. What happens at the top of the mountain in "The Other Gods"? What do they do?

7. Where does Iranon go after leaving Oonai, in "The Quest of Iranon"? How does the story end?

8. What happens to make the characters in "Hypnos" desire to stay awake?

9. Who are the central characters in "The Tree"? What do they do?

10. Who is the central character in "The Temple"? What is the narrative style of the work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the symbolism, imagery, and religious allusion in "The Cats of Ulthar." How do the gods in this story relate to the deities of the other narratives in the collection?

Essay Topic 2

What happens to Kurane at the end of "Celephais"? How can this ending be interpreted in different ways?

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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