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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. Who or what does H.H. say he scorns at the beginning of Part III?

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

3. How does H.H. feel when he answers the person he is following?

4. Who joins H.H. as he listens to the whistling?

5. Why does H.H. visit Lukas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens when H.H. approaches the person he has followed to a park in Part IV?

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

10. In Part IV, what does the person in the park say to H.H. about people who give up their abilities and ambitions?

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

In Part II many objects are listed as "irreplaceable" by H.H., such as passports and letters of credit. One stands out as the most important item. What is it and what significance does it seem to have? Where are some of the places the group believe this items is? What do you think the item represents to the men on the journey?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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