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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. believe is the most memorable event in Part II?

2. What is the deserter relieved of by the Speaker in Part I?

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

4. Mohamed's coffin is believed to hold what magical power?

5. In Part I, what does the narrator realize about the Journey East?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does H.H. say happens to the overall mood of the journey at the beginning of Part II?

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

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

5. What can be determined about H.H.'s mood as he begins his journey in Part I?

6. What reason does H.H. give in Part I about readers of his memoirs not comprehending them?

7. What extraordinary thing happens to each member of the journey in Morbio Inferore?

8. How does H.H. describe his self-reflection at the end of Part II?

9. Describe what happens to upset the journey members as Part II begins.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of Part I, the narrator says he has not seen any existence of the League for a long time, nor any of its members. What reason does he give for this later in Part I? What does he say happens to those who leave the League? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

As the story ends, H.H. is interrupted in his task at the archives and told the League is going to place a judgment on him. What is revealed to him about the President? What is the judgment on H.H., and how does it help explain episodes that occurred in Parts III and IV concerning Leo and the League? Do you think H.H.'s trial and judgment are an allegory of life? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator says in Part I that generations try to suppress what previous generations have done. What does he say generations will recall about horrible things they endured? What does he seem to be referring to? Is there a particular character he might be speaking of? If so, who and why?

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