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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. In Part One: The Follower, Damon asks a driver to take him to Pretoria but he only has how much money left?

2. The Persian Gulf War was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force led by the United States against what nation?

3. In what town is the abandoned seminary where Reiner and Damon camp after the first part of their trip in Part One: The Follower?

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

5. At times along their hike in Part One: The Follower, Reiner insists they do what which makes Damon uneasy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of conflict in literature and in the novel. What conflicts begin to arise between Reiner and Damon in Part One: The Follower? How should each be best resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Lesotho. Why did Reiner want to hike to this region? How does this setting relate to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the events in the train ride in Part Two: The Lover. Why was the train attacked? How do the passengers react? What does this event symbolize in the narrative?

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