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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 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?

2. The character of Damon travels perpetually for what reason?

3. After how much time does Damon return to a friend's house in Cape Town after parting ways the first time with Reiner in Part One: The Follower?

4. 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?

5. In Part One: The Follower, Damon asks a driver to take him to Pretoria but the charge is what?

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

3. Who does Reiner say he is Greece to avoid in Part One: The Follower? What attraction can be seen between Reiner and Damon in this section?

4. What are the reasons Damon and Reiner give for their travels to Greece in Part One: The Follower?

5. Why does the stranger come to the narrator's room at the hostel in Part One: The Follower? Who is the man?

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

7. What does Damon relate about his isolation and traveling while in Sparta 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 exhausting hike does Reiner suggest along the second leg of the hike to Lesotho in Part One: The Follower? How is it described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify, analyze and discuss the setting, tone and narrative style of Part One: The Lover. From whose point of view is the book written?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of Part One: The Follower, identifying and analyzing the exposition, rising action and climax of the narrative. How traditional is this plot structure?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Damon's decision to move on alone in Part Two. Why does Damon become disenchanted with his companions? How does this reflect Damon's inability to become close to others?

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