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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 collapses during work in Section 3, Chapter 10?
2. What is Gallipoli von Kessler's nickname in the novel?
3. What does Keith reveal to Amy in Section 2, Chapter 22?
4. What does Dorrigo learn after talking with Amy in the end of Section 2, Chapter 26?
5. How many Tasmanian machine gunners are in Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the character of Tiny Middleton described in Section 3, Chapter 1? What do the other prisoners think of Tiny?
2. How would you describe the setting where Dorrigo grows up?
3. How is Dorrigo's meeting with Keith described in Section 2, Chapter 9?
4. What personality trait stands out the most in Dorrigo's character from the beginning of the novel?
5. What is the "Book of Souls" that is mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North?
6. Whose 18th century death poem does Dorrigo contemplate in Section 1, Chapter 10? What is remarked about the poem?
7. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?
8. How does Amy describe the beginning of her relationship with Keith in Section 2, Chapter 20?
9. What does the reader learn about Dorrigo's later life in Section 2, Chapter 5?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of Tiny Middleton in the novel. Why do you think Tiny refuses to work slower despite the struggles that his fellow POWs face in keeping up with him? What causes Tiny to collapse at the worksite? How is Tiny perceived by the other POWs when he cries after being beaten?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of Darky Gardiner in the novel. Where has Darky been discussed prior to his introduction? What has been said about Darky? How old is Darky when he first meets Dorrigo? What does Darky look like?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Hitler’s role in World War II, the political views of Hitler and those seen in the Japanese Empire, and the depiction of Hitler and Nazism in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. When did Hitler write Mein Kampf? What ideologies are described in this work? Why is Rooster MacNeice reading and memorizing this book?
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