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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. In December 1874, the day after the carriage ride, when does Miss Janet ask to meet with Dr. Story?

2. What type of accent does the man have who calls himself Papa?

3. In December 1874, where does Weed find Hexum when the cooks send him to find her as lady patients queue for breakfast?

4. How does Mrs. Kasinski fall when the women are playing outside?

5. Where does Weed like to dig when everyone is at chores?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the carriage ride ConaLee takes with her mother and Dr. Story?

2. What happens to the storekeeper's wife, and how does the storekeeper buy Dearbhla's silence?

3. In March 1874, what work does Papa have ConaLee doing?

4. What commotion do ConaLee and her mother notice when they go inside after being on the back lawn on their second day at the asylum?

5. What does Dearbhla remember about watching the stars with ConaLee?

6. When ConaLee goes for the first walk with her mother, Nurse Blevins, and Mrs. Kasinski, what is a man doing who they see?

7. Under what conditions is ConaLee allowed to stay with her mother at the asylum?

8. How does Dr. Story describe his sessions with Miss Janet?

9. What does ConaLee notice happening in the garden when she goes to her mother's room after the carriage ride?

10. What does Weed do when Mrs. Hexum takes him to O'Shea's room after the altercation with Papa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Phillips use artistic license to create the realistic background of Night Watch?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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