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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 "revelled by night amidst the urban gaieties of Tegea," in "The Tree"?
2. Once the submarine surfaces again, what do the crew find on the hub, in "The Temple"?
3. What is knocked over and burns Herbert West's laboratory?
4. The stranger's voice, in "Hypnos," is described as "the music of deep viols and of crystalline" what?
5. Who "would meditate upon the visions that filled his mind, and there devise the forms of beauty which later became immortal in breathing marble," in "The Tree"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the olive tree do in the ending of "The Tree"?
2. What happens at the top of the mountain in "The Other Gods"? What do they do?
3. Describe Herbert West in "Herbert West-Reanimator." Where does he meet the narrator?
4. Describe the journey of Iranon to Oonai in "The Quest of Iranon." How long does it take?
5. Who are the central characters in "The Tree"? What do they do?
6. What interest bonds the two characters in "Hypnos"? How do they pursue this interest?
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. What happens in the ending of "Hypnos"? What does the narrator discover?
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 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 2
Describe Crawford Tillinghast's machine in "From Beyond." What is the character's theory about the pineal gland? How feasible is this theory?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the narrative style of "Polaris." What is the voice and tense of the narration? Who is the narrator of the story?
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