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Answer
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What county is Innsmouth in?
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Essex
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Where does the narrator encounter the jewelry that inspires him to visit Innsmouth?
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Newburyport historical society
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what sort of jewelry is it?
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a tiara
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How is Innsmouth geographically isolated?
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salt marshes on three sides
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What is popularly blamed for the downfall of Innsmouth in the middle of the last century?
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the 'plague of 1846'
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How did the existence of Innsmouth become obscured from the outside world?
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it was discorporated and removed from maps
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What is the predominant religion at the time the story takes place?
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The Esoteric Order of Dagon
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How does the narrator get to Innsmouth?
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The Innsmouth Bus
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How often does it stop in Newburyport?
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twice a day
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Who drives the bus?
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Joe Sargent
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What is it's southern terminus?
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Arkham
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What odor permeates the town?
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rotting fish
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How do outsiders tell an Innsmouther on sight?
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The Innsmouth Look
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How many oaths are there for membership in the dominant cult listed above?
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three
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What is the name of the only hotel in town?
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The Gilman House
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What is the name of the grocery store in town?
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National Grocery
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What is the name of the family that was responsible for the prosperity of Innsmouth and ultimately it's downfall as well
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Marsh
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Who brought the new religion back from the 'south seas'?
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Obed Marsh
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Who is the only fully human person left who was actually born in town, at the time the story takes place?
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Zadock Allen
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Why do the members of the cult generally not bother about him?
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he's the town drunk
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How does the narrator escape the hotel when the cult members come to kill him?
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jumps to another building's roof
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When he escapes the town, where does he escape too?
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Rowley, MA
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What is the name of the meeting place of the humans and the beings that have tainted Innsmouth?
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Devil Reef
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What causes the physical taint of the people of Innsmouth?
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interbreeding with sea creatures by their parents
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Does Lovecraft ever actually name the beings who have tainted the town?
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no
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What do the oldest members of the cult ultimately do to leave the town?
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they take to the sea
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What does the federal government do to Devil Reef once it discovers the existence of the tainted ones?
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torpedos it
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when did the raid take place?
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winter 1927-28
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How are the mass arrests, dynamiting of buildings and the fate of Devil Reef explained to 'uninquiring minds'
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as part of the 'war on liquor'
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Where is the narrator telling his story from?
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an insane asylum
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What is the ultimate irony of the story?
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the narrator is one of the tainted ones.
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