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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 Eliza have to get her rifle from after the man called Reb leaves?

2. When is the Sharpshooter moved to the ward in the Alexandria hospital?

3. How old does ConaLee tell Mrs. Bowman that she is?

4. What is the only ward that Weed is allowed to be in?

5. What color is Mrs. Bowman, the matron, wearing when ConaLee first sees her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mama wearing and where did Papa get the clothes?

2. What does ConaLee say about herself?

3. Who answers the door when ConaLee knocks at the asylum?

4. What other children does Mama have besides ConaLee, and what happened to them?

5. What happens when a man named Bart tries to rape Eliza?

6. How and why was Dearbhla's adopted son branded?

7. Where did the Sharpshooter, Eliza and Dearbhla find refuge, and how long were they safe?

8. What does ConaLee tell Mrs. Bowman when she wonders why the man who brought her and Miss Janet to the hospital did not register them?

9. What does ConaLee see when they arrive at the asylum?

10. How was the Sharpshooter saved after he was burned and hit his head?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eliza has not been a mother to ConaLee ever since Papa came. Even as Eliza heals, she does not resume her motherly role. How would you describe the relationship between ConaLee and her mother and why and how it changes?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How does Phillips use imagery to help readers imagine the world where characters live in Night Watch?

Essay Topic 3

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Phillips begin Night Watch? How does she plunge into the action without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

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