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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. What is the name of the priest that vanished?

2. Which of the following adjectives is not used to describe the teacher?

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

4. The volume eventually gets published by which of the following?

5. How many men did not return after the first day's work?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What happens when Cousin Frank Osborne arrives? Who is the first to disappear? What is determined by Willie?

4. What was unusual about Georg Fischer's father? What unusual tragedies have happened to Georg Fischer's family?

5. Who is the protagonist in "The Salem Horror?" What kind of unusual circumstance does the man face when looking for a place to live and work?

6. Who are Folin and Tony Alwyn? What is their relationship?

7. Phillip discovers Julian's secret activity. What is the activity? What is Phillip's reaction?

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

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

10. Paul Lang learns about an ancient manuscript called the Voynich. What does Lang do when he cannot find a copy of the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Several of the stories mention ancient and/or forbidden texts, such as the infamous Necronomicon. Which other texts are mentioned? Which is the most referenced? Which is the most powerful? Does the text actually exist? If so, is the text available to the public? Why do the characters feel compelled to locate the texts? The characters often find the need to translate the texts. In which languages were the texts written? How can one be sure that the text is genuine? How can one be sure that the translation is correct? What might happen if a translation is incorrect? Also discuss the purpose and use of the texts in various stories.

Essay Topic 3

In several stories inanimate objects are linked to some force of evil. Examples of the inanimate objects include the Black Stone in "The Black Stone," the Shining Trapezohedron in "The Haunter of the Dark" and "The Shadow from the Steeple," and the statuette in "The Call of Cthulhu." Discuss the possibility of evil being linked to an inanimate object. Is it possible? Is the item enchanted? How could it happen? Are any of the items able to be destroyed? Explain. How does each item affect the characters in the stories? How do the characters change once they come into contact with the objects? Explain.

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