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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 Innsmouth?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Vermont.

2. Urquart is associated with which of the following ranks?
(a) Major.
(b) Captain.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

3. Professor Bowen had traveled extensively in what country?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Java.
(c) Russia.
(d) Brazil.

4. The man describes his inner life as becoming a short of _____ feast.
(a) Mesmerizing.
(b) Celebratory.
(c) Ghoulish.
(d) Funereal.

5. In what year did Bowen purchase the Free-Will Church?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1844.
(d) 1821.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not listed as one of the narrator's favorite authors?

2. Who does the teacher meet in the bookstore?

3. What is the name of the story in which the recurring character appeared?

4. What is the name of the priest that vanished?

5. What led Carson to the Witch Room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What item has deeply affected Josiah Alwyn? What is Grandfather Alwyn's obsession?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Strutt meets the proprietor of the book shop? What is Strutt's reaction?

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