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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 tries to telephone his grandfather and is attacked by a racist operator, as he explains in Chapter 7?

2. What is Horace’s after-school job, as described in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of the book Hippolyta found inside the Winthrop House?

4. What does Caleb give Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as seen in Chapter 5?

5. Which group agrees to help Atticus, Montrose, and the others defeat Caleb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the official cause of Henry Narrow’s death? What suspicious information did David Landsdowne discover, as he tells Montrose in Chapter 6?

2. According to Caleb at the end of Chapter 7, why did Captain Lancaster curse Horace?

3. To whom does Horace go for help in Chapter 7? How does he communicate his message?

4. What happens to Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as revealed in Chapter 5?

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

6. What information does Henry reveal about his mother in Chapter 6?

7. Who is Hillary? How does Hillary impact Ruby?

8. What planet did Hippolyta attempt to name when she was a child? What happened, as revealed in Chapter 4?

9. How does Captain Lancaster curse Horace in Chapter 7? What is the result?

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

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of racial oppression.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Atticus and the others after the close of the novel? In addition to Atticus, select two other characters and predict their futures based on their thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Appearances in Lovecraft Country can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

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