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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the unlikeable teacher?
(a) Howard.
(b) Strutt.
(c) Morris.
(d) Cutlip.

2. The mill workers were which nationality?
(a) German.
(b) Russian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Romanian.

3. The men sought the advice of which professor?
(a) Allen.
(b) Burton.
(c) Brown.
(d) Partier.

4. What led Carson to the Witch Room?
(a) Snake.
(b) Statue.
(c) Rat.
(d) Bat.

5. The volume eventually gets published by which of the following?
(a) Morgan.
(b) Lang.
(c) Anders.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dunwich located?

2. Which character from a previous story is mentioned?

3. The narrator ends up relying on the assistance of which visitor to the farm?

4. What is the name of the main character and narrator?

5. How old is the child on the tricycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in The Shambler from the Stars? What is his main focus?

2. Why does the quest for Lang and Urquart seem fruitless and hopeless?

3. Paul Lang learns about an ancient manuscript called the Voynich. What does Lang do when he cannot find a copy of the text?

4. What happens when Cousin Frank Osborne arrives? Who is the first to disappear? What is determined by Willie?

5. Who are Phillip and Julian Haughtree? What is their profession? What happens to Julian? What is the cause of Julian's issue? What happens to Julian regarding medical care?

6. What does Dorgan find when he goes searching for Gardner? What are Gardner's instructions?

7. Who are Folin and Tony Alwyn? What is their relationship?

8. What happens to Professor Gardner at Rick's Lake? Who takes on Gardner's case?

9. Who is Albert Wilmarth? Why is he an important part of the story?

10. What were some of the things that could serve as proof of the threshold and what lay beyond?

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