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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 color is the uniform of the young attendant who comes to open the door for ConaLee and her mother at the asylum?

2. What are molded along the frame of the mirror in the room ConaLee shares with her mother at the asylum?

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

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

5. What constellation does Dearbhla observe in December 1874?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is ConaLee staying by December 1874?

3. 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?

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

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

6. How did Papa escape from the asylum?

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

8. How does the fire start at the asylum?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A villain in literature is usually an evil character that actively harms the main character or others. An antagonist is a character that may not be wicked, but who opposes the main character in a story. Is Papa a villain or an antagonist? Might he be both?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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