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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. Amsterdam is the capital of what nation?

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

3. Tanzania is bordered by what nations to the west?

4. Where do the characters of Christian and Jerome first meet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

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 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

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

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