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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 capital of Germany?

2. What man from Chile is waiting at the bus with the other travelers to go to Tanzania in Part 2: The Lover?

3. In Part 2: The Lover, a border guard on the Malawi side of the border tells Damon to bribe whom in order to cross in Part 2: The Lover?

4. How much money does Damon pay as a bribe to cross from Malawi to Tanzania in Part 2: The Lover?

5. What is the name of the older man whom Damon meets in an antique store in Part 2: The Lover?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Damon first meet up with Christian, Jerome and Alice in Part Two: The Lover? How did these travelers come together?

4. What traveler from Chile joins Damon's group in Part Two: The Lover? How does Damon describe his feelings about crossing the border in this chapter?

5. 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?

6. How is the character of Charles first described when Damon meets him in Part Two: The Lover?

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

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

9. How does Damon's isolation grow stronger when he is with the first traveling group in Malawi in Part Two: The Lover?

10. About what does Damon worry in Tanzania in Part Two: The Lover? Where do he and his group go to stay in Tanzania?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of power and identity in the narrative and the different shifts which take place in the narrative style. How do these narrative shifts relate to the theme of identity?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of Part One: The Follower, identifying and analyzing the exposition, rising action and climax of the narrative. How traditional is this plot structure?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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