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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. What is Gallipoli von Kessler's nickname in the novel?

2. Who asks Dorrigo to look after Amy while he is away on business in Section 2, Chapter 10?

3. Who dies, leaving Dorrigo as the commanding officer among the prisoners in Section 1, Chapter 16?

4. What does Rabbit trade one of his duck eggs to Darky for in Section 3, Chapter 1?

5. What does Keith reveal to Amy in Section 2, Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Dorrigo's circumstances described in Section 1, Chapter 11? What is Dorrigo's position?

3. What internal conflicts does Dorrigo face in Section 2, Chapter 5?

4. How is Dorrigo's relationship with Tom described in the beginning of the novel?

5. What event leads to the surrender of Dorrigo and his men in Section 1, Chapter 13?

6. What does the reader learn about Dorrigo's later life in Section 2, Chapter 5?

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

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

9. Where is Dorrigo in Section 2, Chapter 1? What is he doing in this setting?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Dorrigo and Tom Evans in the novel. How old is Dorrigo in his first memory? What importance do you think this recollection has to the plot of the novel? What is Dorrigo’s relationship like with Tom? How do both of these characters evolve in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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