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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 ConaLee and her mother get to the asylum, how many grains of the root Dearbhla gave ConaLee remain?

2. In 1864, how many wounded does the largest hospital hold in Alexandria?

3. In "The Sharpshooter, Afflicted," how many rowboats rot in a bend of a stream?

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

5. In 1864, what does the Sharpshooter call his horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dearbhla's background?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Literature is often organized and classified by genres like historical fiction, biography, fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, etc. What is the genre of Night Watch and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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