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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. When was "The Other Gods" first published?

2. Where is the character Iranon from, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

3. Where does Iranon first go, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

4. The boy suggests to Iranon to travel to what city after Teloth, in "The Quest of Iranon"?

5. Who summoned the two sculptors in "The Tree" to build statues for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the narrator goes to visit Tillinghast in "From Beyond"?

3. How does Altberg's vessel become trapped, in "The Temple"?

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

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

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

7. Who is Crawford Tillinghast? What is his obsession?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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