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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. Damon is in the countryside of what country when he meets Reiner?
2. What does Reiner hand Damon when he storms off from their hike in Part One: The Follower?
3. In the two weeks before they depart for their first hike from Cape Town, Damon begins to notice that Reiner goes everywhere with him and ridicules what?
4. What term refers to the condition of being dominant, especially through superior economic or political power?
5. After camping overnight in a storm in Part One: The Follower, Reiner wants to leave but Damon is looking for what, which was lost in the storm?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What conclusions arise from Part One: The Follower? What has Damon gained through his journey in this story?
3. What does Damon consider doing while at a scenic viewing area with Reiner in Part One: The Follower?
4. Why does the stranger come to the narrator's room at the hostel in Part One: The Follower? Who is the man?
5. 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?
6. Where does Reiner go after dinner at the hotel in Maseru in Part One: The Follower? Why?
7. 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?
8. What exhausting hike does Reiner suggest along the second leg of the hike to Lesotho in Part One: The Follower? How is it described?
9. What causes Damon to feel resentment toward Reiner when they purchase food for the trip in Part One: The Follower?
10. Where do Damon and Reiner sleep the first night of their hike into the mountains in Part One: The Follower?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify, analyze and discuss the setting, tone and narrative style of Part One: The Lover. From whose point of view is the book written?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the theme of longing in the novel. How is longing represented through the character of Reiner?
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