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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 is the woman that Dorrigo is in bed with when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
2. What kind of business does Dorrigo's uncle own in Section 2, Chapter 1?
3. Who shares half of a boiled egg with Tiny in Section 3, Chapter 2?
4. What year is it when Dorrigo and his fellow POWs arrive in Siam in Section 1, Chapter 7?
5. About how many prisoners is Dorrigo second-in-command to at the POW camp in Section 1, Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What infraction leads to Darky Gardiner being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 4?
2. 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?
3. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?
4. What are your impressions of Amy's character when she is introduced in Section 2?
5. What leads to Tiny Middleton being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 1? How do the prisoners react?
6. How is the character of Tiny Middleton described in Section 3, Chapter 1? What do the other prisoners think of Tiny?
7. What does the reader learn about Dorrigo's later life in Section 2, Chapter 5?
8. How are Dorrigo's circumstances described in Section 1, Chapter 11? What is Dorrigo's position?
9. What does Colonel Kota remark about the act of beheading in Section 2, Chapter 16?
10. What is the "Book of Souls" that is mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Australia’s role in World War II. When was the Commonwealth of Australia federated? What is its relationship with the United Kingdom? How many Australians fought in World War II? Where were the majority of the Australians stationed? How many Australians were taken prisoner during the war?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the themes of culture, history, and honor in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. What does “honor” mean to Colonel Kota? What does it mean to Nakamura? How is honor perceived differently from Dorrigo’s perspective? What role does history play in the objectives of the characters? How are culture and history intertwined?
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