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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 the person H.H. followed say to H.H.?

2. What concern does the person H.H. follows express about him?

3. How does H.H. say he will approach his task in Part III?

4. What do Lukas and his friends say about H.H.'s "Journey to the East"?

5. What does Lukas believe is man's strongest hunger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sentiments does H.H. express about psychologist in Part III?

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

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

5. What affect does H.H.'s "happy memory" in Part III have on him?

6. What does H.H. do as the person who exits the building passes by him in Part IV?

7. What happens when the whistling stops at the beginning of Part IV?

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

9. What does H.H. say of the friendship he is seeking with the person he has been speaking to in Part IV?

10. How do people not on the journey get news of the League journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The group arrives at Morbio Inferiore. What is Morbio Inferiore and where is it located? How does H.H. describe it? Does its physical features reflect what is going on in the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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