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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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