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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote the poem "Ulysses" that Dorrigo describes memorizing to recite to his brother in Section 1, Chapter 2?
2. What word from Section 2 refers to a large, powerful whirlpool?
3. Who shoots the pilot in Section 1, Chapter 13?
4. Who sends Dorrigo a postcard at his military assignment in Section 2, Chapter 6?
5. Who falls blind due to malnutrition and disease in Section 1, Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Rooster MacNeice's relationship with the book Mein Kampf described in Section 3, Chapter 3?
2. How has Darky Gardiner come into possession of a duck egg in Section 3, Chapter 1?
3. 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?
4. What leads to Tiny Middleton being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 1? How do the prisoners react?
5. What symbolic event occurs on the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?
6. What internal conflicts does Dorrigo face in Section 2, Chapter 5?
7. Where is Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 1? What is he doing in this setting?
8. Who gives Nakamura new orders in Section 2, Chapter 14? What are the orders?
9. How would you describe the setting where Dorrigo grows up?
10. How is the character of Tiny Middleton described in Section 3, Chapter 1? What do the other prisoners think of Tiny?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of romantic and sexual longing in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. How are these themes connected to Dorrigo? What choices does Dorrigo make in the story based on romantic and/or sexual longing?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nonlinear structure and narrative style of The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Is the narrator of the story involved in the action? Why do you think that the author chooses to relate the narrative in this manner? How does the author indicate the transitions back and forth through time? How is the structure of the story affected by its nonlinear narrative style?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Amy and Ella in the novel. How are Amy and Ella different? How are they similar? What attracts Dorrigo to each of these women?
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