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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. What is the altitude of Mbeya?
(a) 8,600 ft.
(b) 2,200 ft.
(c) 5,500 ft.
(d) 3,700 ft.

2. Mbeya is a city in what country of Africa?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Tanzania.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Mozambique.

3. In the 1800s, Karonga existed as the stronghold of what famous Arab slaver?
(a) Kari.
(b) Mlozi.
(c) Serak.
(d) Juna.

4. Where does the embassy tell the travelers to go in order to get cash from their credit cars in Dar es Salaam in Part 2: The Lover?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Mali.
(c) Niger.
(d) Kenya.

5. Mbeya is the first large urban settlement encountered when traveling overland from what neighboring nation?
(a) Angola.
(b) Gabon.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Zambia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the character of Jerome from?

2. What does Damon write for his name when he trades contact information with Charles in Part 2: The Lover?

3. What is the name of the older man whom Damon meets in an antique store in Part 2: The Lover?

4. Tanzania is located in what region of Africa?

5. Following the 1905 gold rush, Mbeya was founded as a gold mining town in what era?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the object of Damon's affections in Part Two: The Lover? How is this love unrequited?

2. How does Damon eventually get across the Tanzanian border in Part Two: The Lover?

3. How does Damon's isolation grow stronger when he is with the first traveling group in Malawi in Part Two: The Lover?

4. How is Lusaka described in Part Two: The Lover? Where do Damon and his fellow travelers go next?

5. Why are Damon's fellow travelers unable to cross the Malawian border in Part Two: The Lover? Who does Damon meet at the border crossing?

6. Where does Damon first meet up with Christian, Jerome and Alice in Part Two: The Lover? How did these travelers come together?

7. Where is Damon found traveling in the beginning of Part Two: The Lover? How has he changed?

8. Where is Damon when Christian, Jerome and Alice decide to stay with him for a few days in Part Two: The Lover?

9. Why do Damon and his group of friends travel to Kenya in Part Two: The Lover?

10. What traveler from Chile joins Damon's group in Part Two: The Lover? How does Damon describe his feelings about crossing the border in this chapter?

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