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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. tell Lukas his current passion is in Part III?

2. In Part III, how does H.H. say he first approaches his goal?

3. At the beginning of Part IV, how many times has H.H. been to Seilergraben?

4. What does H.H. say he used to be?

5. At the beginning of Part III, how does H.H. remember feeling about his group's undertaking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does H.H. do after returning home at the end of Part IV?

2. As Part IV opens, how does H.H. respond to whistling he hears from a house where Leo might live?

3. What is H.H.'s reaction to the possibility of finding Leo in Part III?

4. How does H.H. describe the person who comes out of the building he watches in Part IV?

5. What is the person's impression of H.H. as they converse in the park in part IV?

6. In Part IV, how does H.H. feel as he and the person he has been speaking with part ways?

7. In Part IV, what relationship does the person H.H. has been talking to have with Necker?

8. In Part IV what does the person say when H.H. pleads for recognition?

9. What does H.H.'s friend Lukas do for a living?

10. How does Lukas help H.H. in his search for Leo in part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Part V opens, Leo is sent from the League to bring H.H. to the High Throne. What is validated for H.H. by Leo's appearance and why does this matter to H.H.? What is Leo doing as they journey to the High Throne and why do you think he is behaving as he is? Describe the varying emotions experienced by H.H. as he follows Leo to their destination.

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

H.H. compares himself to historians trying to record events. How does he describe the episode he wishes to record? How does he choose to record his events? What difficulties does he encounter when he tries to recall his story?

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