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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. After the carriage ride, where does O'Shea go after leaving Dr. Story's office?

2. What color is the dress that Mrs. Bowman gives ConaLee as part of her uniform?

3. Where is Hexum's room?

4. In 1874, how long has Dr. Story been at the asylum?

5. When ConaLee meets Mrs. Kasinski, what scent does the woman wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is food brought to the dining rooms of the asylum?

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

3. What does Dearbhla notice as she watches Papa from the footpath from her cabin in March 1874?

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. Where is ConaLee staying by December 1874?

6. How did Papa escape from the asylum?

7. From where does Weed like to observe comings and goings at the asylum, and how does he get there?

8. What instructions does Matron Bowman give ConaLee (Miss Connelly)?

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

10. How does O'Shea die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting or settings are the places where a story happens. Where does Night Watch take place? How do characters feel about the various settings and why?

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

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?

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