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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 did ConaLee's father call the boy baby?

2. In 1864, when did the Army of the Potomac stay in Brandy Station?

3. How long was Dearbhla's mother failing before she died?

4. How many infantrymen crossed the Rapidan on May 3 at Germanna Ford?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dearbhla's background?

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

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

4. Who did the Sharpshooter become and what did he do after he recuperated?

5. What does ConaLee say about herself?

6. What does Papa tell ConaLee to tell her mother about where they are going?

7. How did Dearbhla come to raise the child who became Eliza's husband?

8. Who is Weed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

ConaLee and Eliza both have to deal with difficulties other characters cause. How do ConaLee and Eliza deal with the difficulties they face? How do they face difficulties differently?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Night Watch, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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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