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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. By whom have Dorrigo and the others been taken prisoner in Section 1, Chapter 11?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Japanese.
(c) The French.
(d) The Italians.

2. Where has Jackie Maguire's wife taken a train in Dorrigo's memory in Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Melbourne.
(c) Launceston.
(d) Saint Charles.

3. What news does Keith relate to Amy in Section 2, Chapter 27?
(a) That the war has ended.
(b) That he is filing for divorce.
(c) That Dorrigo was killed in a POW camp.
(d) That her mother has died.

4. From whom does Dorrigo receive a letter in Section 3, Chapter 6?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Maria.
(c) Ella.
(d) Amy.

5. In Section 1, Chapter 13, who does Dorrigo bet money on that he will make it out of the war alive?
(a) Jack Rainbow.
(b) Rabbit Hendricks.
(c) Jimmy Bigelow.
(d) Darky Gardiner.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the new completion date set for the railroad in Section 2, Chapter 14?

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

3. Who sends Dorrigo a postcard at his military assignment in Section 2, Chapter 6?

4. Where did Dorrigo attend medical school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. What personality trait stands out the most in Dorrigo's character from the beginning of the novel?

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