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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Damon finally re-encounter Reiner after they split in the wilderness in Part One: The Follower?
(a) Marrakesh.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Cape Town.

2. Where does Reiner have sexual intercourse with a masseuse in Part One: The Follower?
(a) The front desk.
(b) The hotel sauna.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) In one of the rooms.

3. When did the Persian Gulf War begin?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1983.

4. The first leg of the trip Damon and Reiner take in South Africa is on a train from Cape Town to where in Part One: The Follower?
(a) Maseru.
(b) Bloemfontein.
(c) Lesotho.
(d) Drakensberg.

5. What is the judicial capital of South Africa?
(a) Bloemfontein.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Tembisa.

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. What refers to a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, and other outdoor sportsmen?

3. After hiking for how long do Reiner and Damon complete the first part of their trip and camp in an abandoned seminary in Part One: The Follower?

4. What is the legislative capital of South Africa?

5. In the two weeks before they depart for their first hike from Cape Town, Damon begins to notice that Reiner goes everywhere with him and ridicules what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences does Damon see between himself and Reiner before they depart for Lesotho in Part One: The Follower?

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 are Reiner and Damon when they complete the first leg of their Lesotho trip in Part One: The Follower? Where do they find a place to camp?

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

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. What role does Damon play in Part One: The Follower? Who is the narrator of the story?

7. Where does Reiner go after dinner at the hotel in Maseru in Part One: The Follower? Why?

8. What is central in the conflicts between Reiner and Damon in Part One: The Follower?

9. 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?

10. Where do Damon and Reiner sleep the first night of their hike into the mountains in Part One: The Follower?

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