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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. Along their hike into the Drakensberg mountains, Reiner bathes each morning in river water or what in Part One: The Follower?
2. Where does Damon's mother live?
3. 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?
4. After abandoning Reiner in Part One: The Follower, Damon gets a ride with a woman who's going where?
5. Damon is in the countryside of what country when he meets Reiner?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does the stranger come to the narrator's room at the hostel in Part One: The Follower? Who is the man?
3. Where does Reiner go after dinner at the hotel in Maseru in Part One: The Follower? Why?
4. What causes Damon to feel resentment toward Reiner when they purchase food for the trip in Part One: The Follower?
5. What are the days along the journey like for Damon and Reiner in Part One: The Follower? When do they do the most walking?
6. How does the author set up the opening of Part One: The Follower? How are the travelers described?
7. Where do Damon and Reiner sleep the first night of their hike into the mountains in Part One: The Follower?
8. What is revealed in the letters between Reiner and Damon in Part One: The Follower? Where is Reiner located at this time?
9. What differences does Damon see between himself and Reiner before they depart for Lesotho in Part One: The Follower?
10. What conclusions arise from Part One: The Follower? What has Damon gained through his journey in this story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of Lesotho. Why did Reiner want to hike to this region? How does this setting relate to the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the characters of Christian, Jerome and Alice in Part Two: The Lover. How are these travelers related?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the journey taken by Damon and his companions from Lusaka to the border of Malawi. What are the conditions of the bus ride like?
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