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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. How big was the house ConaLee left?

3. To what ward does Mrs. Bowman take ConaLee and her mother?

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

5. From what book does ConaLee choose the name Eliza when she comes to the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when men found ConaLee and her mother living on the ridge during the War?

2. How did ConaLee and her mother live before Papa came?

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

4. What does the man named Reb make Eliza do after his companion is killed?

5. What boy does ConaLee notice when the Night Watch takes her and her mother to an alcove?

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

7. Who is Weed?

8. What did the Sharpshooter do before he went to fight in the war?

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

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

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Phillips use artistic license to create the realistic background of Night Watch?

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

When an author uses dramatic irony, readers have information that characters do not. How does Phillips use dramatic irony in Night Watch? How does dramatic irony increase tension in the novel?

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