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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 song does Jimmy Bigelow play for his daughter when she asks about the war in Section 5, Chapter 14?

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

3. What was the Goanna found guilty of during his trial in Section 4?

4. Where is the Goanna held before his execution in Section 4, Chapter 8?

5. How does Jack's widow's second husband die, according to the narrator in Section 4, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the significance of Jimmy Bigelow's bugle revealed in Section 5, Chapter 14? What happens to the bugle?

2. How are Dorrigo's relationships with his wife and children described in Section 5, Chapter 6?

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

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

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

6. Where does Nakamura apply for a job in Section 4, Chapter 10? Who hires him?

7. What decision must Dorrigo make regarding Jack Rainbow in Section 3, Chapter 17? What does he decide?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the characters of Dorrigo and Tom Evans in the novel. How old is Dorrigo in his first memory? What importance do you think this recollection has to the plot of the novel? What is Dorrigo’s relationship like with Tom? How do both of these characters evolve in the course of the narrative?

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

Define and discuss the concept of “conservative humanism.” Why is Dorrigo labeled a conservative humanist? What does this label mean? Do you agree with the viewpoints of conservative humanism? Why or why not?

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