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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 takes a trip with Richard and other travelers on a train and in the middle of the night everyone is woken up by the sound of what in Part 2: The Lover?

2. 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?

3. Amsterdam is the capital of what nation?

4. When Damon and his fellow travelers arrive in Dar es Salaam, Christian, Jerome and Alice are in one room and Damon stays with whom in the other?

5. What does Damon write for his name when he trades contact information with Charles in Part 2: The Lover?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Lusaka described in Part Two: The Lover? Where do Damon and his fellow travelers go next?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Malawi, Zambia and the characters established in the beginning of Part Two. Where did Damon meet these companions?

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