In a Strange Room Test | Final Test - Hard

Damon Galgut
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In a Strange Room Test | Final Test - Hard

Damon Galgut
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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. When Damon is reunited with his traveling companions in Tanzania, Rodrigo tells him of the murder of whom in Part 2: The Lover?

2. Charles repeatedly calls Damon by what incorrect name in Part 2: The Lover?

3. Where does the boat which Damon rides with the Frenchman and the Swiss siblings dock, where Damon takes a swim in the lake in Part 2: The Lover?

4. Mbeya had an approximate population of what in 2005?

5. The older man Damon meets in an antique store in Part 2: The Lover is from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crashed into the train window as Damon and his friends traveled in Part Two: The Lover? Who ends up sitting next to Damon on the train?

2. What prevents Damon from getting close to Jerome in their first travels together in Part Two: The Lover? Where does he go with the group after leaving Nhkata Bay?

3. Where is Damon found traveling in the beginning of Part Two: The Lover? How has he changed?

4. Why do Damon and his group of friends travel to Kenya in Part Two: The Lover?

5. How does Damon eventually get across the Tanzanian border in Part Two: The Lover?

6. Who is Damon invited to join on a trip to Malawi in Part Two: The Lover? How does Damon feel about this group?

7. Where does Damon travel and have a sublime solitary experience in the beginning of Part Two: The Lover? How is it described?

8. What does Damon grow to dislike about his original group of travelers in Malawi in Part Two: The Lover?

9. Why does Damon depart from his traveling companions from Europe at the Malawian border in Part Two: The Lover? How does he feel about this?

10. Where is Damon when Christian, Jerome and Alice decide to stay with him for a few days in Part Two: The Lover?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motifs of borders and isolation in the novel. How does Damon feel about border crossings? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the character of Anna in comparison to the other traveling companions Damon has had in the book. How is Anna similar to Reiner and Jerome? How is she different?

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