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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. What drug is Nakamura said to be addicted to in Section 2, Chapter 8?

3. Who encouraged Amy to have an abortion when she became pregnant out of wedlock?

4. What is the name of the island state where Dorrigo grows up?

5. What does Amy take off the first time she meets Dorrigo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who gives Nakamura new orders in Section 2, Chapter 14? What are the orders?

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

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

4. How would you describe the language style of The Narrow Road to the Deep North?

5. What symbolic event occurs on the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?

6. What is the "Book of Souls" that is mentioned in The Narrow Road to the Deep North?

7. What is the significance of Rabbit's sketchbook in the novel? What happens to the sketchbook when Rabbit dies in Section 3?

8. What do Dorrigo and his men do while awaiting orders in Section 1, Chapter 13?

9. What does Dorrigo observe at the prison camp with English prisoners in Section 1 of the novel?

10. How does the author depict the Japanese viewpoint of surrender in Section 1, Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of culpability, responsibility, and history in the novel. Do you think that the Japanese characters in the story accept their culpability for the horrors visited on the POWs? Why or why not? How does the Goanna view his own responsibility for the crimes he is convicted of?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting established in Section 1, Chapters 1-2. What town does Dorrigo’s family live in? How big is it? How important is the setting to the story? What is the importance of this setting to Dorrigo?

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?

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