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

2. At the beginning of Part II, where does the character leave the journey?

3. What does H.H. say no longer exists in the group?

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

5. Where do many of the journey members believe League documents are deposited?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do you think H.H. says there was a leaning towards Easter religions after the World War?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Morbio Inferiore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In Part I, the narrator suggests the reader cannot really comprehend his story. What reasons does he give? Who does he agree with and what is said that he finds to be true? Who are the only ones he thinks can believe or understand his tale? Do you agree with H.H.'s beliefs and concerns about the reader's ability to understand? Explain your answer and include if you have ever had difficulty understanding a book due to lack of experience contained in the topic.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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