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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. Mbeya is the first large urban settlement encountered when traveling overland from what neighboring nation?

2. Damon is unable to cross the border along with his traveling companions in Malawi because he does not have what in Part 2: The Lover?

3. Mbeya had an approximate population of what in 2005?

4. When Damon and his fellow travelers arrive in Dar es Salaam, Christian, Jerome and Alice are in one room and Damon stays with whom in the other?

5. In what village with all the earmarks of a shanty town did Damon, Richard and other travelers arrive by train in Part 2: The Lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Damon depart from his traveling companions from Europe at the Malawian border in Part Two: The Lover? How does he feel about this?

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

3. 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?

4. What prevents Damon from getting close to Jerome in their first travels together in Part Two: The Lover? Where does he go with the group after leaving Nhkata Bay?

5. Who is Damon invited to join on a trip to Malawi in Part Two: The Lover? How does Damon feel about this group?

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Discuss the character of Anna in comparison to the other traveling companions Damon has had in the book. How is Anna similar to Reiner and Jerome? How is she different?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of power and identity in the narrative and the different shifts which take place in the narrative style. How do these narrative shifts relate to the theme of identity?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the settings of Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls in Part Two: The Lover. What kind of imagery does the author use in describing his journey to the falls?

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