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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does H.H. describe as hallucinations?

2. How does H.H. say he will approach his task in Part III?

3. What do the man who live on the third floor do sometimes?

4. How does H.H.'s recollection of the his earlier journey affect him?

5. Who does H.H. say is the whistler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lukas and his circle of friends say in Part III about H.H.'s expedition?

2. As Part IV opens, how does H.H. respond to whistling he hears from a house where Leo might live?

3. In Part IV what does the person say when H.H. pleads for recognition?

4. In Part IV, what does the person in the park say to H.H. about people who give up their abilities and ambitions?

5. What happens when the whistling stops at the beginning of Part IV?

6. How do people not on the journey get news of the League journey?

7. What is the person's impression of H.H. as they converse in the park in part IV?

8. What sentiments does H.H. express about psychologist in Part III?

9. In Part IV, how does H.H. feel as he and the person he has been speaking with part ways?

10. What happens when H.H. approaches the person he has followed to a park in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lukas makes comparisons between his experiences in the World War and H.H.'s experiences on his journey. What comparisons does he make? What does Lukas say about any attempts to write down personal experiences? Do you agree with Lukas? Compare and contrast what H.H. says about his experiences in trying to write his memoirs and what Lukas says about writing. Why do you think Lukas was able to succeed when H.H. cannot?

Essay Topic 2

H.H. sits down and writes a long letter after he gets home from his conversation with Leo. Who does he write the letter to? What does he say in the letter? How does he feel immediately after he has written this letter?

Essay Topic 3

Early in Part III, Leo wants to end his meeting with H.H. after a brief conversation, but H.H. persists in following him. What does H.H. want from Leo? What is Leo's response? How does Leo try to calm H.H.? Explain why you think Leo is not able to recognize H.H. Include in your explanation an analysis of what is said in Part I about what happens to deserters of the League.

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