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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. What career path does George want Horace to pursue?

3. What is lit and thrown through the window on page 299?

4. Why does Horace become agitated upon waking up in the hospital in Chapter 7?

5. To what town do Montrose and Atticus travel in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Ruby reveal at the start of Chapter 8? What information does she not reveal?

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

3. When does the epilogue take place? Briefly explain what each of the main characters is doing.

4. Who is Ruby? Of what crime was she accused at the start of Chapter 5?

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

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

7. What was the expression in Ulysses’s eyes as he died? What was the reason for this expression, according to Montrose in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using third-person omniscient perspectives. How does viewing the action through multiple perspectives affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through a first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Although the world of Lovecraft Country is firmly rooted in the physical world, the characters of the novel frequently confront the supernatural world. How do supernatural phenomena affect the novel’s characters, plot, and themes?

Essay Topic 3

Identity is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of identity, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

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