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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 object supposedly came from which era?

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

3. What word is used to describe Carnby's eyes?

4. In what year does the story take place?

5. The story refers to which ancient great mythical person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first passage translated from Arabic into English? What is Ogden's opinion of the passage?

2. Where does Paul Tregardis find the crystal in Ubbo-Sathla? What is Paul Tregardis' first impression of the crystal?

3. Who is the main character in The Call of Cthulhu? What is his relationship to the deceased character? How does the initial discovery occur?

4. Castro tells the group about the Great Old Ones. Who are the Great Old Ones? Where did they live? What was the group waiting for and how did they communicate with the outside world?

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. What happens to Howard after Wells is set adrift?

7. 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?

8. Von Junzt's reference to Dostmann leads the narrator in which direction?

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

10. What happened when the Great Old Ones were resurrected? Who was involved in the incident that followed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sorcerers are said to be very powerful people with a gift and knowledge of magic. The sorcerer's spells and rites are highly secretive and therefore sought by many. Discuss sorcerers. Do sorcerers exist? If so, where? How do they work? What types of powers might be used by a sorcerer? Are sorcerers evil? Are the secrets often passed down? Are sorcerers different than witches? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

There are several places in the text that make reference to curses. Even skeptics and scientists who did not believe in curses came to believe after a series of accidents happened at a particular location. Examine the reality of curses. Do you think curses are real? What could convince someone to believe in curses? Examine other possible explanations for the events that happened. Choose at least three stories to examine from a scientific point of view.

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