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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. Celephais is located in the valley of what?
2. What did the sailor in "Dagon" eventually become addicted to?
3. How many days did the sailor shelter himself on his stranded boat before venturing out, in "Dagon"?
4. What were on the sides of the vehicles of the travelers, in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
5. What is the narrator's position in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the style of "Polaris." What literary techniques does Lovecraft implement in this story?
2. How is Celephais described? Where does Kurane decide to travel there?
3. What happens on the third day the visitors are in Ulthar?
4. Describe the beginning of "Polaris." Where is the narrator?
5. What does the narrator write about Slater's behavior at the hospital, in "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"? What is notable about his dreams?
6. What strangers arrive in Ulthar? How are they described in "The Cats of Ulthar"?
7. What does Kurane do once he has reappeared in London, in "Celephais"?
8. What do the settlers of Sarnath discover, in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath"? Who are their neighbors?
9. What action takes place in the beginning of "Dagon"? What is the setting?
10. What is the narrator's job in the climax of "Polaris"? Where does he go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the boy from "The Cats of Ulthar" to Atal in "The Other Gods." How has the character changed and developed between the two stories?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Iranon and Romnod in "The Quest of Iranon." Who is the protagonist of the story? What relationship do the characters share?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the symbolism, imagery, and religious allusion in "The Cats of Ulthar." How do the gods in this story relate to the deities of the other narratives in the collection?
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