For many high school students, supernatural fiction is a genre that maximizes engagement with literature. “The Moon Bog” by H.P. Lovecraft features strange beings, mind manipulations, and even implied social criticism of humanity’s greed and treatment of the environment. This multiple choice quiz on “The Moon Bog” helps English teachers promote homework accountability, evaluate reading comprehension, and save time at home without sacrificing quality in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Setting
- The purpose of the narrator’s visit
- Denys Barry’s intentions for the bog
- Denys Barry’s disregard for the supernatural
- The legend of the bog
- Eerie happenings
- The locals’ collective reaction to Denys Barry’s decisions
- The narrator’s dreams
- The narrator’s observations of the bog
- The fate of Denys Barry
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