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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 time do ConaLee and the other unmarried nurse attendants have to turn down the gas wall sconces in their rooms?

2. When Dr. Story came to the asylum, how many orphan children was Mrs. Hexum caring for?

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

4. What color are Dr. Story's eyes?

5. What color are Dr. Story's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Shea die?

2. What does Eira Blevins tell ConaLee about Papa?

3. How did Papa escape from the asylum?

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

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

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

8. What does Dearbhla remember about when Papa came?

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

10. What does Dearbhla give the storekeeper at the dry goods emporium after she witnesses a fracas he has with his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

When an author uses dramatic irony, readers have information that characters do not. How does Phillips use dramatic irony in Night Watch? How does dramatic irony increase tension in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood Night Watch, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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