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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. Where did Dorrigo attend medical school?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) The University of Melbourne.
(c) Washington State University.
(d) Oxford University.

2. Who falls blind due to malnutrition and disease in Section 1, Chapter 15?
(a) Jack Rainbow.
(b) Rabbit Hendricks.
(c) Darky Gardiner.
(d) Keith Mulvaney.

3. Who rouses the POW camp each morning by playing the bugle?
(a) Rabbit Hendricks.
(b) Keith Mulvaney.
(c) Major Nakamura.
(d) Jimmy Bigelow.

4. What word from Section 2 refers to a large, powerful whirlpool?
(a) Maelstrom.
(b) Ebullience.
(c) Entropy.
(d) Pituitary.

5. What major event occurs at the end of Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) Ella gets married.
(b) The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
(c) The pub explodes.
(d) The war ends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Keith tell Amy he should have done on their ride home in Section 2, Chapter 25?

2. Who is the Japanese commander of the POW camp where Dorrigo is held in Section 2, Chapter 4?

3. Which of Darky's men finds the coffee as the men await orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?

4. Where is Amy working in Section 2, Chapter 27?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What internal conflicts does Dorrigo face in Section 2, Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

7. What does the reader learn about Dorrigo's later life in Section 2, Chapter 5?

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

9. What is the significance of Rabbit's sketchbook in the novel? What happens to the sketchbook when Rabbit dies in Section 3?

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

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