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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 does Dorrigo offer to take to Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?

2. Why does Lizard Brancussi become devastated when he calls his girlfriend after the war in Section 4, Chapter 4?

3. According to the narrator in Section 5, Chapter 10, where was Amy when the pub exploded?

4. What does Dorrigo bargain for with Nakamura during the beating in Section 3?

5. Where does Nakamura go to visit a corporal from his platoon in Section 5, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stops Colonel Kota from beheading Darky in Section 3, Chapter 15?

2. What information does the reader learn about Amy's past in Section 5, Chapter 10? How did Amy avoid getting killed at the pub?

3. What is discovered when Colonel Kota orders the prisoners to be counted in Section 3, Chapter 19?

4. How is Dorrigo's death described in Section 5, Chapter 17? Where does he die?

5. What circumstances does the Goanna face in Section 4, Chapter 3?

6. How is Dorrigo's visit with Jack Rainbow's widow described in Section 4, Chapter 12?

7. What does Tomokawa remark about the war and the treatment of prisoners in Section 5, Chapter 5?

8. How are the lives of the POWs described after they return home from the war in Section 4, Chapter 4?

9. How are Nakamura's circumstances described in Section 4, Chapter 9? Where does he work?

10. What is revealed in the letter for Dorrigo from Ella in Section 5, Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolic significance of Rabbit’s sketchbook following his death in the novel. Who places the sketchbook into the cremation fire? Who takes the sketchbook when it “leaps” from the flames? What does this object come to mean to that character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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