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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 does O'Shea give ConaLee and her mother to eat when they arrive at the asylum?

2. How many infantrymen crossed the Rapidan on May 3 at Germanna Ford?

3. How big was the house ConaLee left?

4. How old is ConaLee when her father, the Sharpshooter, is injured?

5. What color is the room where Mrs. Bowman takes ConaLee and her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a man named Bart tries to rape Eliza?

2. How was the Sharpshooter saved after he was burned and hit his head?

3. What boy does ConaLee notice when the Night Watch takes her and her mother to an alcove?

4. Why does Dearbhla decide to try to find Eliza's husband?

5. What did the Sharpshooter do before he went to fight in the war?

6. How is the Sharpshooter injured?

7. What does the man named Reb make Eliza do after his companion is killed?

8. Who did the Sharpshooter become and what did he do after he recuperated?

9. What does ConaLee say about herself?

10. Who is Weed?

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

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

Characterization is the process an author uses to reveal a character’s personality. How does Phillips use characterization to reveal Papa’s character in Night Watch?

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