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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. In Section 5, Chapter 5, Tomokawa laments that soldiers were punished as war criminals for the atrocities visited on some prisoners while the crimes against whom were ignored?
2. What does Dorrigo offer to take to Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?
3. What health problem does Nakamura discover he has developed in Section 5, Chapter 1?
4. How does Dorrigo begin his journey to visit Jack Rainbow's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?
5. Where is the Goanna held before his execution in Section 4, Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the lives of the POWs described after they return home from the war in Section 4, Chapter 4?
2. Where is Nakamura living in the beginning of Section 4, Chapter 1? How are his circumstances described?
3. What does Tomokawa remark about the war and the treatment of prisoners in Section 5, Chapter 5?
4. How is Dorrigo's death described in Section 5, Chapter 17? Where does he die?
5. What are Amy's current circumstances like in Section 5, Chapter 10?
6. What circumstances does the Goanna face in Section 4, Chapter 3?
7. What is discovered when Colonel Kota orders the prisoners to be counted in Section 3, Chapter 19?
8. What stops Colonel Kota from beheading Darky in Section 3, Chapter 15?
9. How are Dorrigo's circumstances described in Section 5, Chapter 3?
10. How is the significance of Jimmy Bigelow's bugle revealed in Section 5, Chapter 14? What happens to the bugle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Dorrigo’s actions, objectives, and obstacles as he attempts to perform surgery on Jack Rainbow in the reading. What are the struggles that Dorrigo faces as a result of not having adequate medical equipment? Do you think that if Dorrigo had proper medical equipment that Jack would have lived?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the nonlinear structure and narrative style of The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Is the narrator of the story involved in the action? Why do you think that the author chooses to relate the narrative in this manner? How does the author indicate the transitions back and forth through time? How is the structure of the story affected by its nonlinear narrative style?
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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