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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 calls friends where to see if they might have seen Reiner after they split in the wilderness?

2. In what city are Damon and Reiner surprised to find hotels, casinos and crowded streets in Part One: The Follower?

3. One night in Part One: The Follower, Reiner tells Damon that he wants to travel how far the next day to challenge himself?

4. When did the Persian Gulf War end?

5. After abandoning Reiner in Part One: The Follower, Damon gets a ride with a woman driving what type of vehicle?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What differences does Damon see between himself and Reiner before they depart for Lesotho in Part One: The Follower?

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

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

5. What role does Damon play in Part One: The Follower? Who is the narrator of the story?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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

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 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?

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