In a Strange Room Test | Final Test - Hard

Damon Galgut
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In a Strange Room Test | Final Test - Hard

Damon Galgut
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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. Part Two: The Lover begins with Damon traveling where?

2. Charles repeatedly calls Damon by what incorrect name in Part 2: The Lover?

3. Amsterdam is the capital of what nation?

4. Damon takes a trip with Richard and other travelers on a train and in the middle of the night everyone is woken up by the sound of what in Part 2: The Lover?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Damon evolve in Part Two: The Lover? What remains his drive to travel?

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

3. About what does Damon worry in Tanzania in Part Two: The Lover? Where do he and his group go to stay in Tanzania?

4. What crashed into the train window as Damon and his friends traveled in Part Two: The Lover? Who ends up sitting next to Damon on the train?

5. Where does Damon reconnect with Christian, Jerome and the others after crossing the border in Part Two: The Lover?

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

7. 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?

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

9. Where does Damon travel and have a sublime solitary experience in the beginning of Part Two: The Lover? How is it described?

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

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

Discuss the motifs of borders and isolation in the novel. How does Damon feel about border crossings? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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