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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. Karonga was established as a slaving center sometime before what year?

2. What was being thrown at the train that Damon and fellow travelers rode on in Part 2: The Lover?

3. Part Two: The Lover begins with Damon traveling where?

4. One of Damon's traveler friends in Part 2: The Lover is named Richard and is from where?

5. Following the 1905 gold rush, Mbeya was founded as a gold mining town in what era?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Damon's fellow travelers unable to cross the Malawian border in Part Two: The Lover? Who does Damon meet at the border crossing?

3. 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?

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

5. How is the character of Charles first described when Damon meets him 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 is Damon when Christian, Jerome and Alice decide to stay with him for a few days in Part Two: The Lover?

8. Where does Damon reconnect with Christian, Jerome and the others after crossing the border in Part Two: The Lover?

9. 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?

10. How does Damon evolve in Part Two: The Lover? What remains his drive to travel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the characters of Christian, Jerome and Alice in Part Two: The Lover. How are these travelers related?

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

Describe and discuss the journey taken by Damon and his companions from Lusaka to the border of Malawi. What are the conditions of the bus ride like?

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