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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Damon finally sees Reiner again after their split in the wilderness in Part One: The Follower, Reiner intends to leave the country in a week but is so ill and exhausted he stays how long?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

2. When did the Persian Gulf War end?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1988.

3. What does Reiner hand Damon when he storms off from their hike in Part One: The Follower?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A book.
(c) A fifty rand note.
(d) A gold coin.

4. 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 kitchen floor.
(c) On the balcony.
(d) In the bathtub.

5. On the second day of their trip into the Drakensberg mountains, Damon and Reiner plan to undertake their longest walk to a settlement named what in Part One: The Follower?
(a) Semonkong.
(b) Vijayanagara.
(c) Karnataka.
(d) Drakensberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the legislative capital of South Africa?

2. How does Damon injure himself while hiking when Reiner doesn't help him or bother to wait for him in Part One: The Follower?

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. Where does Reiner tell Damon he is working when they begin exchanging letters while Damon is in Cape Town in Part One: The Follower?

5. What is the judicial capital of South Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Damon play in Part One: The Follower? Who is the narrator of the story?

2. What conclusions arise from Part One: The Follower? What has Damon gained through his journey in this story?

3. Where is the first leg of Damon and Reiner's trip to Lesotho in Part One: The Follower? How do the men travel and where do they stay?

4. How does the author set up the opening of Part One: The Follower? How are the travelers described?

5. What is central in the conflicts between Reiner and Damon in Part One: The Follower?

6. What differences does Damon see between himself and Reiner before they depart for Lesotho in Part One: The Follower?

7. What causes Damon to feel resentment toward Reiner when they purchase food for the trip in Part One: The Follower?

8. Where does Reiner suggest Damon and he go hiking while on his visit in South Africa in Part One: The Follower? What personality traits does Damon notice about his friend at this time?

9. Where do Damon and Reiner sleep the first night of their hike into the mountains in Part One: The Follower?

10. What does Damon relate about his isolation and traveling while in Sparta in Part One: The Follower?

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