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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 word from Section 2 refers to a violent and noisy commotion or uproar?
(a) Proscenium.
(b) Epoch.
(c) Catharsis.
(d) Tumult.

2. Where does Dorrigo arrive and plan to spend time with Ella in Section 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Launceston.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Salem.

3. How much time has passed since Dorrigo left to fight in the war in Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. Who are Amy and Keith playing cards with in Section 2, Chapter 25?
(a) The Robertsons.
(b) The Smiths.
(c) The Andersons.
(d) The Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rabbit Hendricks do for the Japanese in order to earn small payments?

2. Who shares half of a boiled egg with Tiny in Section 3, Chapter 2?

3. By whom have Dorrigo and the others been taken prisoner in Section 1, Chapter 11?

4. Who is the translator that translates orders from Japanese to English for Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are your impressions of Amy's character when she is introduced in Section 2?

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

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

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

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

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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