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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. When Damon finally sees Reiner again after their split in the wilderness in Part One: The Follower, Reiner intends to leave the country in a week but is so ill and exhausted he stays how long?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

2. In Part One: The Follower, Damon and Reiner disagree about their travel methods, with Reiner wanting to continue their pattern of doing what?
(a) Starting late and walking until dark.
(b) Big walks followed by days of rest.
(c) Short walks with several rest stops each day.
(d) Taking cab rides through the steeper terrain.

3. Reiner suggests that he and Damon take a hiking trip to a region called what when he visits Cape Town in Part One: The Follower?
(a) Lesotho.
(b) Karnataka.
(c) Roma.
(d) Maseru.

4. After abandoning Reiner in Part One: The Follower, Damon gets a ride with a woman who's going where?
(a) Maseru.
(b) Roma.
(c) Lesotho.
(d) Cape Town.

5. Where do Damon and Reiner sleep when they can't find a place to pitch a tent on their first night hiking the foothills in Part One: The Follower?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a tree.
(c) On the ground by a stream.
(d) In a hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: The Follower, Damon asks a driver to take him to Pretoria but the charge is what?

2. What does Reiner share with Damon in Part One: The Follower on their second night together?

3. When did the Persian Gulf War begin?

4. Where does Reiner have sexual intercourse with a masseuse in Part One: The Follower?

5. In Part One: The Follower, Damon stays in Pretoria for how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed in the letters between Reiner and Damon in Part One: The Follower? Where is Reiner located at this time?

2. Who does Reiner say he is Greece to avoid in Part One: The Follower? What attraction can be seen between Reiner and Damon in this section?

3. What does Damon consider doing while at a scenic viewing area with Reiner in Part One: The Follower?

4. What are the days along the journey like for Damon and Reiner in Part One: The Follower? When do they do the most walking?

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

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

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

8. Why does the stranger come to the narrator's room at the hostel in Part One: The Follower? Who is the man?

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

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

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