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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: The Follower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along the road to Semonkong, Damon and Reiner reach a village and take a room, too exhausted to pitch their tent. How long do they stay?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A few days.

2. What does Reiner tell Damon is his profession in Part One: The Follower?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Chef.

3. Where does Reiner insist on sleeping in Damon's apartment when he visits Cape Town in Part One: The Follower?
(a) On the lawn.
(b) On the balcony.
(c) On the kitchen floor.
(d) In the bathtub.

4. The character of Damon travels perpetually for what reason?
(a) He works in international trade.
(b) He is never happy anywhere.
(c) He feels driven to find a wife.
(d) He loves mountain-climbing.

5. Who helps Reiner and Damon by sending them to a village where they sleep on the mud floor of a hut the night after they take off for the Drakensberg mountains?
(a) A local priest.
(b) A baker.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: The Follower, Damon and Reiner disagree about their travel methods, with Reiner wanting to continue their pattern of doing what?

2. Damon equates being loved with what in the narrative?

3. In what town is the abandoned seminary where Reiner and Damon camp after the first part of their trip in Part One: The Follower?

4. What does Reiner share with Damon in Part One: The Follower on their second night together?

5. What refers to a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, and other outdoor sportsmen?

(see the answer key)

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