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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. The vile extraterrestrial was rumored to be afraid of which of the following?

2. What is the name of the author's best friend?

3. Which district of the city receives the most damage?

4. What was the name of the religious sect?

5. In The Call of Cthulhu, what item is supposedly evil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Henry Wells in the woods?

2. How does Chalmers explain the existence of the Fourth Dimension to Frank?

3. What book is Carnby asked to translate? Why is the book different from the other versions? What passages interest Carnby the most?

4. Discuss the contents of the documents found by Thurston. Describe the strange reaction people have had by coming in contact with the statue.

5. Frank watches as Chalmers goes into a trance-like state. Chalmers reveals to Frank everything he sees in the Fourth Dimension. What are some of the things Chalmers sees?

6. How does the narrator first learn about the Black Stone? What other information is linked to the Black Stone?

7. Discuss the basic premise of The Hounds of Tindalos.

8. Examine the scene in which Blake climbs to the tower of the church. What does Blake see? How is Blake affected? What is Blake's opinion on what happened?

9. Who is Howard? What is Howard's main goal in the story?

10. Discuss the item found by Thurston. Describe it as well as Thurston's opinion of the object. What accompanies the object?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Call of Cthulhu" a statuette linked to the Cthulhu cult awakens the Great Ones, causing a great deal of havoc and death. Discuss the Cthulhu. How were the Cthulhu awakened? Where do the Cthulhu live? Where is it located? What happens when the Cthulhu are dormant? What happens when the Great Ones are awakened? Who awakens the Great Ones? How can a person avoid the evil entities? What do they look like? What are their powers? Can the Cthulhu be contained again? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

There are several examples of what might be considered as "fan fiction." An excellent example is "The Shadow from the Steeple" in which the author continues a story that was started by Lovecraft. Discuss the purpose of fan fiction. Is it considered to be stealing or flattery? What might an author think about fan fiction? Do you think including the story in the collection is a sign of approval?

Essay Topic 3

In "Beyond the Threshold," "The Dweller in Darkness" and "Notebook Found in a Deserted House," characters disappear after having some interaction with the paranormal. Compare and contrast the situations. What happens just before each character vanishes? Is the character ever found? What do you think happened to each character? Do you think there is evil behind the disappearances? Do you think there are plausible explanations behind the disappearances? Explain.

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