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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, what is Longus doing in "the wood"?

2. Who or what occupies the narrator's thoughts the most on the journey in Part I?

3. What does the narrator say about Leo at the end of Part I?

4. In the beginning of Part II, how does H.H. say the character's disappearance came about?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part I, what does H.H. say is characteristic of the journey?

4. 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?

5. In Part I, why does H.H. decide to try to write a description of his journey?

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

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

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

9. What spiritual advances does H.H. say occurs just after the World War?

10. What is Morbio Inferiore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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