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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. When was ConaLee born?

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

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

4. How many doors are at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum?

5. When Papa leaves ConaLee and her mother, how long does it say it will take for Mama's milk to dry up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Dearbhla decide to try to find Eliza's husband?

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

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

6. Who is Weed?

7. What is Dearbhla's background?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Phillips use more metaphors or similes in Night Watch? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine characters and situations?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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