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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 Persian Gulf War was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force led by the United States against what nation?
2. Where does Reiner have sexual intercourse with a masseuse in Part One: The Follower?
3. Where is the character of Reiner from?
4. Along their hike into the Drakensberg mountains, Reiner bathes each morning in river water or what in Part One: The Follower?
5. On what kind of project does Reiner tell Damon he is working when they begin exchanging letters while Damon is in Cape Town in Part One: The Follower?
Short Essay Questions
1. What differences does Damon see between himself and Reiner before they depart for Lesotho in Part One: The Follower?
2. When Reiner and Damon stop to rest along the second leg of their journey at a village in Part One: The Follower, what is their relationship like?
3. Where does Reiner go after dinner at the hotel in Maseru in Part One: The Follower? Why?
4. What role does Damon play in Part One: The Follower? Who is the narrator of the story?
5. What does Damon relate about his isolation and traveling while in Sparta in Part One: The Follower?
6. What are the reasons Damon and Reiner give for their travels to Greece in Part One: The Follower?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. Why does the stranger come to the narrator's room at the hostel in Part One: The Follower? Who is the man?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Damon's reuniting with Jerome, Christian, Alice and Rodrigo in Part Two. How do the characters feel about seeing one another again? How does Damon feel about being able to stay with the group?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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