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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. How many years have passed since the night that Jackie Maguire came to Dorrigo's family's home when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 18.

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

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

4. How does Amy contact Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 26?
(a) She calls him.
(b) She writes to him.
(c) She emails him.
(d) She meets him at the pub.

5. Who is the woman that Dorrigo is in bed with when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
(a) Ella.
(b) Amy.
(c) Marie.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives new orders for the railroad to Nakamura in Section 2, Chapter 14?

2. How old is Dorrigo when he takes the Ability Test to attend high school in Section 1, Chapter 3?

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

4. Where does Dorrigo arrive and plan to spend time with Ella in Section 2, Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What infraction leads to Darky Gardiner being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 4?

4. What leads to Tiny Middleton being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 1? How do the prisoners react?

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

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

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

8. How is Dorrigo's meeting with Keith described in Section 2, Chapter 9?

9. How is Rooster MacNeice's relationship with the book Mein Kampf described in Section 3, Chapter 3?

10. What symbolic event occurs on the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?

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