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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. The Victoria Falls is a waterfall located in southern Africa between what two countries?
2. Tanzania is bordered by what nations to the south?
3. What is the name of the older man whom Damon meets in an antique store in Part 2: The Lover?
4. In what activity does Damon participate while at the Victoria Falls in Part Two: The Lover?
5. How much time has passed between Part One: The Follower and Part Two: The Lover?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Damon first meet up with Christian, Jerome and Alice in Part Two: The Lover? How did these travelers come together?
2. Where is Damon when Christian, Jerome and Alice decide to stay with him for a few days in Part Two: The Lover?
3. How does Damon eventually get across the Tanzanian border in Part Two: The Lover?
4. How does Damon's isolation grow stronger when he is with the first traveling group in Malawi in Part Two: The Lover?
5. 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?
6. What does Damon grow to dislike about his original group of travelers in Malawi in Part Two: The Lover?
7. Where is Damon found traveling in the beginning of Part Two: The Lover? How has he changed?
8. 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?
9. Who is the object of Damon's affections in Part Two: The Lover? How is this love unrequited?
10. Where does Damon reconnect with Christian, Jerome and the others after crossing the border 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 Malawi, Zambia and the characters established in the beginning of Part Two. Where did Damon meet these companions?
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
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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