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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 does H.H. say is the whistler?

2. What do Lukas and his friends wonder about H.H. and his group?

3. What does Lukas and H.H. find in a thick book?

4. In Part III, what does H.H. say is similar to when he first started on his expedition?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain what H.H. says happens to the journey in Part III.

4. What do Lukas and his circle of friends say in Part III about H.H.'s expedition?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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