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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 is at the tip of the magic wand Letitia wields in Chapter 8?

2. According to Caleb in Chapter 7, why is Lancaster sending a message?

3. When does the novel’s epilogue take place?

4. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, what is the date on the calendar inside the Narrow house?

5. What does Captain Lancaster rub all over Horace’s scalp in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hippolyta’s dream? What has prevented her from pursuing it, as revealed in Chapter 4?

2. What does Caleb want from Montrose at the start of Chapter 6?

3. What book does Hippolyta find in the Winthrop House? What is located inside the book, as revealed in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Atticus laugh at the end of Chapter 8?

5. Who was Dick Rowland? Of what was he accused and what happened as a result, according to Montrose in Chapter 6?

6. According to Henry on page 289, what is he? What does he want?

7. What job does Caleb give Ruby in Chapter 5? What does he offer her in return?

8. Who is David Landsdowne and what information does he give Montrose in Chapter 6?

9. Who was Ulysses? What can the reader gather about him, based on Montrose’s description in Chapter 6?

10. What happens when Hippolyta travels through the portal in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Atticus answer this question? How would Caleb? What about other characters, such as Letitia and Ruby?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in Lovecraft Country all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Atticus experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

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