Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What prisoner dies of malnutrition and illness in Section 3, Chapter 8?
2. What does Amy take off the first time she meets Dorrigo?
3. Who are Amy and Keith playing cards with in Section 2, Chapter 25?
4. Why is Sergeant Darky Gardiner's group of machine gunners stranded when Dorrigo encounters them in Section 1, Chapter 12?
5. What part of the human anatomy does Colonel Kota always observe when he meets new people?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the reader learn about Dorrigo's later life in Section 2, Chapter 5?
3. How would you describe the language style of The Narrow Road to the Deep North?
4. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?
5. What infraction leads to Darky Gardiner being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 4?
6. What is the "Book of Souls" that is mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North?
7. Where is Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 1? What is he doing in this setting?
8. How does the author depict the Japanese viewpoint of surrender in Section 1, Chapter 14?
9. How are Amy's circumstances described in Section 2, Chapter 15? What internal conflicts is she grappling with?
10. Who gives Nakamura new orders in Section 2, Chapter 14? What are the orders?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of the POW camp in Siam where Dorrigo and his men are imprisoned during World War II. How many prisoners are held at the camp? What are the conditions like for the prisoners? What is the historical significance of this camp?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Yasukuni Shrine and the Book of Souls. How many individuals are memorialized in the Book of Souls? How many of these individuals were found guilty of war crimes? What do you think is the significance of the author’s allusion to this memorial?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the characters of Major Nakamura and Colonel Kota in the novel. How are Kota and Nakamura similar? How are they different? What are the overall objectives of each of these characters?
|
This section contains 886 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
