"The Cats of Ulthar" Quiz, Close Reading Worksheet, Vocabulary Games, and Keys

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Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Cats of Ulthar." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

  • Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's stylistic choices and narrative techniques

  • Discern the functions of several paragraphs

  • Consider the greater significance of imagery from a mythological perspective

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Argue whether the people of Ulthar are better or worse off for having gone through their experiences

  • Investigate the author's decision to name a key character after an Egyptian figure

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, irony, inversion, and onomatopoeia

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Resources are available for a variety of Gothic novels and short stories:

Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Cats of Ulthar." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension

  • Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

  • Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

  • Infer the intended effects of the author's stylistic choices and narrative techniques

  • Discern the functions of several paragraphs

  • Consider the greater significance of imagery from a mythological perspective

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Argue whether the people of Ulthar are better or worse off for having gone through their experiences

  • Investigate the author's decision to name a key character after an Egyptian figure

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, irony, inversion, and onomatopoeia

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision

  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Resources are available for a variety of Gothic novels and short stories:

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Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Cats of Ulthar." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided.