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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 color is the dress that Mrs. Bowman gives ConaLee as part of her uniform?
2. What is dessert for the first meal ConaLee and her mother have at the asylum with the other ladies?
3. What type of plant makes up the hedge that separates the grounds and walking trails for men and women?
4. What are molded along the frame of the mirror in the room ConaLee shares with her mother at the asylum?
5. In December 1874, the day after the carriage ride, when does Miss Janet ask to meet with Dr. Story?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Papa escape from the asylum?
2. How does the fire start at the asylum?
3. From where does Weed like to observe comings and goings at the asylum, and how does he get there?
4. How is food brought to the dining rooms of the asylum?
5. What happens to the storekeeper's wife, and how does the storekeeper buy Dearbhla's silence?
6. How did O'Shea help Dr. Story when he first arrived at the asylum?
7. How does O'Shea die?
8. What instructions does Matron Bowman give ConaLee (Miss Connelly)?
9. Where is ConaLee staying by December 1874?
10. What does ConaLee notice happening in the garden when she goes to her mother's room after the carriage ride?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Night Watch, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
A villain in literature is usually an evil character that actively harms the main character or others. An antagonist is a character that may not be wicked, but who opposes the main character in a story. Is Papa a villain or an antagonist? Might he be both?
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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