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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 word from Section 2 refers to a large, powerful whirlpool?
2. Who is the woman that Dorrigo is in bed with when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
3. Who are Amy and Keith playing cards with in Section 2, Chapter 25?
4. Where has Jackie Maguire's wife taken a train in Dorrigo's memory in Section 1, Chapter 2?
5. How many years have passed since the night that Jackie Maguire came to Dorrigo's family's home when Section 1, Chapter 4 begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. What personality trait stands out the most in Dorrigo's character from the beginning of the novel?
2. How are Amy's circumstances described in Section 2, Chapter 15? What internal conflicts is she grappling with?
3. What are your impressions of Amy's character when she is introduced in Section 2?
4. Who gives Nakamura new orders in Section 2, Chapter 14? What are the orders?
5. What does the reader learn about Dorrigo's later life in Section 2, Chapter 5?
6. What is Dorrigo's familial relationship with Keith and Amy Mulvaney?
7. What event leads to the surrender of Dorrigo and his men in Section 1, Chapter 13?
8. What infraction leads to Darky Gardiner being beaten in Section 3, Chapter 4?
9. What symbolic event occurs on the beach in Section 2, Chapter 17?
10. How would you describe the setting where Dorrigo grows up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the themes of culpability, responsibility, and history in the novel. Do you think that the Japanese characters in the story accept their culpability for the horrors visited on the POWs? Why or why not? How does the Goanna view his own responsibility for the crimes he is convicted of?
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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