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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 1874, how long has the war been over?

2. What scent can ConaLee smell when she meets her mother for a carriage ride in December 1874?

3. Where does Mrs. Hexum take Weed after Mrs. Kasinski's accident?

4. What type of snakeskins did Papa tack up on the chicken coop?

5. Where does Dearbhla take her roots and medicinals to trade?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dearbhla remember about when Papa came?

3. How did O'Shea help Dr. Story when he first arrived at the asylum?

4. What is the regimen at the asylum?

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Where is ConaLee staying by December 1874?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phillips uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past?

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

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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