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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 Charles and Damon part ways, Charles tries to get Damon to stay longer because he fears what in Part 2: The Lover?

2. What refers to a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place?

3. Amsterdam is the capital of what nation?

4. The Victoria Falls is a waterfall located in southern Africa between what two countries?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the object of Damon's affections in Part Two: The Lover? How is this love unrequited?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the evolution of Damon's character in Part Two: The Lover. How much older is the narrator than he was in Part One: The Follower? How does he feel about his fellow travelers?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Charles in Part Two: The Lover. How does Damon feel about Charles when they first meet? How old is Charles and where is he from?

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