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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. 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?

2. In Part One: The Follower, Reiner is described as an obsessive person and he studies what for hours without a break before his hike with Damon?

3. 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?

4. Damon equates being loved with what in the narrative?

5. In Part One: The Follower, Reiner tells Damon that a woman where wants to marry him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the first leg of Damon and Reiner's trip to Lesotho in Part One: The Follower? How do the men travel and where do they stay?

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

4. What does Damon relate about his isolation and traveling while in Sparta in Part One: The Follower?

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

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

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

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

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. What exhausting hike does Reiner suggest along the second leg of the hike to Lesotho in Part One: The Follower? How is it described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss and analyze the evolution of Damon's character in Part Two: The Lover. How much older is the narrator than he was in Part One: The Follower? How does he feel about his fellow travelers?

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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