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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 find Jack Rainbow's wife working when he reaches her home in Section 4, Chapter 11?
2. What was the Goanna found guilty of during his trial in Section 4?
3. What word from Section 3 refers to a person who leads an austerely simple life dedicated to the pursuit of contemplative ideals?
4. What do the former POWs do with the fish stolen from the fish shop in Section 4, Chapter 5?
5. How does Jack Rainbow die in Section 3, Chapter 18?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Dorrigo's relationships with his wife and children described in Section 5, Chapter 6?
2. How are Nakamura's circumstances described in Section 5, Chapter 1?
3. How does John Menadue describe his visit to Les Whittle's widow in Section 4, Chapter 11?
4. 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?
5. What decision must Dorrigo make regarding Jack Rainbow in Section 3, Chapter 17? What does he decide?
6. What information does the reader learn about Amy's past in Section 5, Chapter 10? How did Amy avoid getting killed at the pub?
7. What circumstances does the Goanna face in Section 4, Chapter 3?
8. How does the Goanna feel about his past actions in Section 4, Chapter 3?
9. What happens when Nakamura enters the room with the prostitute in Section 4, Chapter 2?
10. Where and how does Darky Gardiner encounter Rooster MacNeice in Section 3, Chapter 14?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss Hitler’s role in World War II, the political views of Hitler and those seen in the Japanese Empire, and the depiction of Hitler and Nazism in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. When did Hitler write Mein Kampf? What ideologies are described in this work? Why is Rooster MacNeice reading and memorizing this book?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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