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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 Amy walking with when Dorrigo sees her in Section 5, Chapter 9?

2. Where is Nakamura living in the beginning of Section 4, Chapter 1?

3. Who is among the witnesses against the Goanna during his trial?

4. From whom does Nakamura receive a letter in Section 5, Chapter 2?

5. What does Sato say he witnessed during the war in Section 4, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Goanna feel about his past actions in Section 4, Chapter 3?

2. How do the prisoners react when they are forced to watch as Darky Gardiner is killed in Section 3, Chapters 20-21?

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

4. What happens when Nakamura enters the room with the prostitute in Section 4, Chapter 2?

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

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

7. What happens when Dorrigo departs the home of Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 13?

8. Where and how does Darky Gardiner encounter Rooster MacNeice in Section 3, Chapter 14?

9. What causes Dorrigo to rush to Fern Tree in Section 5, Chapter 11?

10. How does John Menadue describe his visit to Les Whittle's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author’s depictions of gender in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. What were gender expectations like for women in the 1940s when the novel takes place? Do you think that the women in the story adhere to those gender standards? Why or why not? Are the women in the novel portrayed as three-dimensionally as the men?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Darky Gardiner in the novel. Where has Darky been discussed prior to his introduction? What has been said about Darky? How old is Darky when he first meets Dorrigo? What does Darky look like?

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