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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 object is buried with Amy when she dies?

2. Where is Dorrigo as he dies in Section 5, Chapter 17?

3. Who beats Darky Gardiner before sending him to the hospital in Section 3, Chapter 15?

4. What health problem does Nakamura discover he has developed in Section 5, Chapter 1?

5. Who is the orderly that assists Dorrigo in the medical tent in Section 3, Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What prevents Rooster MacNeice from speaking up for Darky in Section 3, Chapter 19?

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

5. Where do Jimmy Bigelow and other former POWs go to pay homage to Darky Gardiner after the war in Section 4, Chapter 5? What do they do?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the themes of romantic and sexual longing in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. How are these themes connected to Dorrigo? What choices does Dorrigo make in the story based on romantic and/or sexual longing?

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