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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. Who is the young woman that Dorrigo is involved with that is involved in Melbourne society in Section 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Marie.
(b) Ella.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Sarah.

2. Who is killed by the explosion in Section 1, Chapter 13?
(a) Yabby Burrows.
(b) Jack Rainbow.
(c) Jimmy Bigelow.
(d) Rabbit Hendricks.

3. Who sends Dorrigo a postcard at his military assignment in Section 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Darky Gardiner.
(b) Keith Mulvaney.
(c) Lynette Maison.
(d) Major Nakamura.

4. Who gives new orders for the railroad to Nakamura in Section 2, Chapter 14?
(a) Major Ishimoto.
(b) Colonel Kawabata.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) Lieutenant Fukuhara.

5. What prisoner dies of malnutrition and illness in Section 3, Chapter 8?
(a) Jackie Maguire.
(b) Darky Gardiner.
(c) Colonel Kota.
(d) Tiny Middleton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Dorrigo taken medicine for in the beginning of Section 1, Chapter 6?

2. Who is Dorrigo's fiancee in Section 1, Chapter 5?

3. What gift does Dorrigo recall giving to Amy before he departed in Section 3, Chapter 6?

4. Who falls blind due to malnutrition and disease in Section 1, Chapter 15?

5. Who asks Dorrigo to look after Amy while he is away on business in Section 2, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Tiny Middleton described in Section 3, Chapter 1? What do the other prisoners think of Tiny?

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

3. Where is Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 1? What is he doing in this setting?

4. What is the "Book of Souls" that is mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North?

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

6. How are Amy's circumstances described in Section 2, Chapter 15? What internal conflicts is she grappling with?

7. How has Darky Gardiner come into possession of a duck egg in Section 3, Chapter 1?

8. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?

9. In Section 1, Dorrigo recalls an interview during which a journalist asks why Japan was bombed twice. What response does Dorrigo give to the interviewer?

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

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