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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. How old is the stranger the narrator meets, in "Hypnos"?

2. Where is the olive grove described in "The Tree"?

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

4. Ulthar lies beyond what river, in "The Other Gods"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does "From Beyond" end? How does the narrator escape?

2. What does the olive tree do in the ending of "The Tree"?

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

4. What becomes of Kalos, in the story "The Tree"?

5. Where does "The Other Gods" take place? Where have this setting and some characters been seen previously?

6. What does Herbert West do in Boston? What are the effects of his experiments there?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the recurring theme of "ancient deities" in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath." How does the theme in this story relate to the theme in "The Cats of Ulthar"?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the characters Musides and Kalos in "The Tree." How are they similar? How are they different? What relationship do the characters share?

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