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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. Who, in Greek religion and mythology, is the god of shepherds, flocks, mountain wilds, hunting, and rustic music, as well as being a companion of the nymphs?

2. The narrator describes the stranger as having a brow as "white as the marble of" whom, in "Hypnos"?

3. What is knocked over and burns Herbert West's laboratory?

4. Who had gone missing before the narrator goes to visit his friend, in "From Beyond"?

5. What does Altberg allow the British soldiers to do while his cameras are recording, in "The Temple"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Iranon in the beginning of "The Quest of Iranon"? How is it described?

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

3. What theory does Herbert West develop in college? What does this lead to?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Altberg do with the British soldiers, in "The Temple"? What happens after they resurface?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character of Crawford Tillinghast in "From Beyond." How does the narrator know this central character? What relationship do the narrator and Tillinghast share?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Iranon and Romnod in "The Quest of Iranon." Who is the protagonist of the story? What relationship do the characters share?

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