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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. How far has the journey traveled as Part II begins?

2. What or who does H.H. wish to save in Part II?

3. What does the narrator do at the end of his probation year in the League?

4. In Part I, what does the narrator say that several other authors claim?

5. According to H.H. what is new to the group in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part I, why does H.H. say it is his "destiny" to join in a great experience?

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

5. What is Morbio Inferiore?

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

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

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

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

10. In Part II, what begins to happen to the unity of the journey members?

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

In Part III, H.H. visits his friend Lukas who has written a book about the World War. What does H.H. wish to gain from the meeting? What is Lukas' original reaction to H.H.'s request? How does Lukas opinion change later in Part III?

Essay Topic 3

The members of H.H.'s group suffer a terrible loss on their journey east. What is this loss? How does it effect the group? Why do you think the group reacts as they do?

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