“The Call of Cthulhu” by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz and Answer Key

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this set of three plot-based quizzes covering H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Call of Cthulhu.” This set of materials may double as guided reading handouts to promote active engagement with fiction. Answer keys and a copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The identity of the narrator
• The narrator’s relation to Angell
• Angell’s profession
• The true cause of Angell’s death
• General assumptions about the nature of Angell’s death
• The narrator’s inheritance
• Characteristics of the sculpture the narrator receives
• The identity of a young sculptor
• A general character description of Wilcox
• The effects of a natural disaster
• Angell’s curiosity about Wilcox
• The reason Wilcox stops visiting Angell
• The narrator’s attitude toward Wilcox
• The collective experiences of artists and authors
• Legrasse’s home base
• Characteristics of the idol Legrasse possesses
• The academics’ collective reaction to the idol
• Professor Webb’s travels
• Legrasse’s account of the cultists
• Characteristics of the idol the cultists appear to worship
• The cultists’ name for bizarre beings
• The supposed origin of the strange beings
• The current location of the bizarre beings
• The manner of communication between the beings and humans
• The beings’ specific messages for humanity
• The cultists’ belief concerning the fate of humanity
• The narrator’s belief concerning his great uncle’s death
• The name of an important newspaper
• The content of an article in the newspaper
• The name of a ship Johansen and his peers attack
• The narrator’s travels around the world
• The identity of a Johansen relative whom the narrator meets
• The true cause of Johansen’s death
• What the narrator receives as a result of his visit to Norway
• The bizarre characteristic of a city Johansen visits
• The comparison between Cthulhu and a Greek mythological figure
• Events leading to Briden’s death
• A major decision Johansen makes
• The result of the major decision
• What the narrator decides to do with the records he has acquired
• The narrator’s assessment of his own fate