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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. Where does Dorrigo first meet Amy in Section 2, Chapter 1?
2. Where do Dorrigo and Amy go together in Section 2, Chapter 10?
3. When is Dorrigo's earliest childhood memory described in Section 1, Chapter 1?
4. What does Keith reveal to Amy in Section 2, Chapter 22?
5. For whom does the officer tell Dorrigo and his men that they will be building a railway in Section 1, Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Amy's circumstances described in Section 2, Chapter 15? What internal conflicts is she grappling with?
2. How has Darky Gardiner come into possession of a duck egg in Section 3, Chapter 1?
3. What leads to Tiny Middleton being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 1? How do the prisoners react?
4. Who gives Nakamura new orders in Section 2, Chapter 14? What are the orders?
5. What event leads to the surrender of Dorrigo and his men in Section 1, Chapter 13?
6. 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?
7. How is the character of Tiny Middleton described in Section 3, Chapter 1? What do the other prisoners think of Tiny?
8. How does Amy describe the beginning of her relationship with Keith in Section 2, Chapter 20?
9. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?
10. What do Dorrigo and his men do while awaiting orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Define and discuss the concept of “conservative humanism.” Why is Dorrigo labeled a conservative humanist? What does this label mean? Do you agree with the viewpoints of conservative humanism? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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