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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. In Part I, who or what does the narrator meet at the riverside?

2. In Part II, what does H.H. say is very difficult for him to do?

3. What is the unanimously observed rule of the group?

4. What is the first amazing phenomenon the narrator sees in Part I's journey?

5. In Part I, what does the narrator believe is his great fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does H.H. say that the journey servant, Leo, seems wiser than he appears?

2. What is Morbio Inferiore?

3. In Part I why does H.H. insist that other authors who claim to be members of the League and write travel diaries are not telling the truth?

4. Describe Leo's characteristics as put forth in Part II by H.H.

5. What does H.H. say is his personal goal on the League's journey to the east?

6. In Part II, does H.H. believe he can tell his story?

7. In Part I, why does H.H. say the "Third Empire" has shattered?

8. Why do you think H.H. compares his journey to a comet?

9. In Part II, what does H.H. say happens when he tries to think about the events of his journey?

10. In Part II, what does H.H. say is a well known human weakness about "things"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

H.H. says that he sees his egoism more clearly each day as he plans to write. What does he mean by his "egoism"? What does he say concerning how he began his journey and what the journey has become to him? Compare and contrast H.H.'s conflicting feelings.

Essay Topic 2

H.H. sees Leo on Seilergraben and recognizes him. Why do you think it takes him so long to approach Leo? What does H.H. do before making himself known to Leo? How does Leo behave? Explain why you think Leo acts the way he does.

Essay Topic 3

The group arrives at Morbio Inferiore. What is Morbio Inferiore and where is it located? How does H.H. describe it? Does its physical features reflect what is going on in the story? Why or why not?

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