“The Hound” by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

Gothic fiction is a genre that maximizes many high school students’ engagement with literature. “The Hound” by H.P. Lovecraft is a Gothic short story featuring grave robbery, ghostly voices, an object of supernatural significance, and a demonic creature—making it an especially creepy and suitable choice for the Halloween season. With this digital bundle of high school resources for teaching “The Hound,” English teachers will save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. Included are the following: a multiple choice, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions; the public domain narrative; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.

With these resources, students will:

• Identify and explain several examples of foreshadowing
• Articulate character motivations (why the narrator begins grave robbing and visits a distant cemetery)
• List several items pilfered by the grave robbers
• Explore cause-and-effect relationships
• Examine the protagonist’s psychological state
• Identify and explain an example of situational irony in the story
• Make an informed inference about the narrator’s writing
• Argue whether the protagonist was sincere in his request for divine forgiveness
• Support claims with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
• Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision