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

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. 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