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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. Where is Dunwich located?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Delaware.

2. What is the name of the mysterious force?
(a) Lucaroo.
(b) Waldorf.
(c) Goblin.
(d) Wendigo.

3. In what year did a major event happen on Gallow's Hill?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1521.

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

5. What is the name of the man that had been friends with the deceased character?
(a) Feldman.
(b) Fleischman.
(c) Franks.
(d) Fiske.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rising with Surtsey, Phillip Haughtree writes what type of novels?

2. The character finds an ancient ______ that he believes might be fake.

3. The mill workers were which nationality?

4. The savant in the woods often read from which forbidden book?

5. Whose house was located on the Aylesbury Pike?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Willie sent to Uncle Fred and Aunt Lucy's farm? What does Willie find that frightens him?

2. After Al and Cissie sail off aboard the yacht, they disappear from the scene. What has happened to Al and Cissie?

3. Who is Dr. Ambrose Dexter? Why is he important in the story? What does Fiske find when he meets Dexter?

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

5. What is the prequel to The Shadow from the Steeple? In The Shadow from the Steeple Fiske arrives on the scene with a specific focus. What is Fiske's focus?

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

7. Who are the main characters in the story In My Boat? Who is the protagonist? Where did the characters meet?

8. What happens to the writer's translator friend when he begins to read the Latin text of De Vermis Mysteriis?

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

10. In the story Cold Print, the main character is Strutt. Who is Strutt? What is his personality?

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