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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the prisoners ordered to retrieve from the mud in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) A mule.
(b) A canoe.
(c) A tank.
(d) A truck.

2. What is the name of Dorrigo's uncle that he intends to visit in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Jimmy Bigelow.
(b) Tom Evans.
(c) Keith Mulvaney.
(d) Darky Gardiner.

3. What is Gallipoli von Kessler's nickname in the novel?
(a) Galli.
(b) Kraut.
(c) Kes.
(d) Jumpy.

4. Where is Amy working in Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) The King of Cornwall.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The United Nations.

5. How many duck eggs has Rabbit Hendricks received from the Japanese in Section 3, Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the sketchbook that falls out of the fire in Section 3, Chapter 13?

2. What is the greatest obstacle that Dorrigo faces as a surgeon during his time in the POW camp?

3. With whom is Dorrigo in bed in Section 1, Chapter 18?

4. What does Amy tell Dorrigo that he needs to do in Section 2, Chapter 26?

5. What is the name of the pub where Dorrigo discovers Amy tending bar in Section 2, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Dorrigo's circumstances described in Section 1, Chapter 11? What is Dorrigo's position?

2. Whose 18th century death poem does Dorrigo contemplate in Section 1, Chapter 10? What is remarked about the poem?

3. How would you describe the language style of The Narrow Road to the Deep North?

4. What does Dorrigo observe at the prison camp with English prisoners in Section 1 of the novel?

5. How does Amy describe the beginning of her relationship with Keith in Section 2, Chapter 20?

6. What does Colonel Kota remark about the act of beheading in Section 2, Chapter 16?

7. How does the author depict the Japanese viewpoint of surrender in Section 1, Chapter 14?

8. What do Dorrigo and his men do while awaiting orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?

9. How would you describe the setting where Dorrigo grows up?

10. In Section 2, Colonel Kota pulls Nakamura close and utters a few choked words, including “men” and “love.” Kota then “hoped he had been misunderstood.” What has been shared in this exchange?

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