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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. How many horses did Dearbhla, Eliza, and the Sharpshooter have when they fled to the mountain ridges?
2. How old does ConaLee tell Mrs. Bowman that she is?
3. What name does the Sharpshooter take after he recovers in Alexandria?
4. What name does the sharpshooter have who is a West Virginian?
5. During their trip after ConaLee and her parents are off the mountain, what type of trees does she see in the valley?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the Sharpshooter do before he went to fight in the war?
2. What boy does ConaLee notice when the Night Watch takes her and her mother to an alcove?
3. What happens when a man named Bart tries to rape Eliza?
4. How did Dearbhla come to raise the child who became Eliza's husband?
5. Why does Dearbhla decide to try to find Eliza's husband?
6. How did ConaLee and her mother live before Papa came?
7. What does ConaLee say about herself?
8. Who did the Sharpshooter become and what did he do after he recuperated?
9. Where did the Sharpshooter, Eliza and Dearbhla find refuge, and how long were they safe?
10. How and why was Dearbhla's adopted son branded?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Night Watch and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 3
A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is ConaLee’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?
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