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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. Who does the narrator meet in Part I and love immediately?

3. In Part I, where does the narrator say his happiness arises from?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part II, what is the confusion among the members over a missing document?

6. What is Morbio Inferiore?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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