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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 killed Musides, in the end of "The Tree"?

2. Who died before his friend, in "The Tree"?

3. What are the servants afraid to do at Tillinghast's house, in "From Beyond"?

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

5. How is the stranger dressed whom the narrator encounters, in "Hypnos"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the boy from "The Cats of Ulthar" to Atal in "The Other Gods." How has the character changed and developed between the two stories?

Essay Topic 2

Describe H.P. Lovecraft's "dream vision" narratives. What stories in the collection are told in this style? What effect does it have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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