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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. Why does a strange man offer Horace and his friends a dollar in Chapter 7?

2. What name does Ruby take after her transformation in Chapter 5?

3. Of what crime was Ruby accused, as revealed in Chapter 5?

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

5. What had Ruby previously been employed as, as revealed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What objects begin stalking Horace, as explained in Chapter 7?

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

6. What comic book is inspired by Hippolyta? Who is the author of the comic book, as revealed in Chapter 4?

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

9. How is Captain Lancaster defeated in Chapter 8?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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