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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. What is the legislative capital of South Africa?
2. 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?
3. In Part One: The Follower, Damon and Reiner visit ruins and Damon tells Reiner what he knows of the legend of grief and what behind them?
4. In what town is the abandoned seminary where Reiner and Damon camp after the first part of their trip in Part One: The Follower?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What differences does Damon see between himself and Reiner before they depart for Lesotho in Part One: The Follower?
2. What conclusions arise from Part One: The Follower? What has Damon gained through his journey in this story?
3. What causes Damon to feel resentment toward Reiner when they purchase food for the trip in Part One: The Follower?
4. What are the reasons Damon and Reiner give for their travels to Greece in Part One: The Follower?
5. 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?
6. What exhausting hike does Reiner suggest along the second leg of the hike to Lesotho in Part One: The Follower? How is it described?
7. How does the author set up the opening of Part One: The Follower? How are the travelers described?
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. 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?
10. What does Damon relate about his isolation and traveling while in Sparta in Part One: The Follower?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the setting of the seminary differ from that of the Greek countryside where Reiner and Damon met in Part One: The Follower? What is the significance of the setting?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the motifs of borders and isolation in the novel. How does Damon feel about border crossings? Why?
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