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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. Why are the Morrison children to be separated?

2. Which of the following is NOT waiting for the Morrison children when they return home from swimming?

3. Who is Laurie Pye's father?

4. What did the boy do that made him fear his father's punishment?

5. What request does Miss Carrington have for Aunt Annie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangements are made for the Morrison children after a meeting with the family lawyer?

2. Who is Marie Pye and why is Katie annoyed with her?

3. How do the Morrison children learn that their parents have been killed?

4. Why did the Vernon sisters not marry the Pye brothers and what eventually happened to Henry and Calvin?

5. What news does Luke deliver in the last dinner the Morrison family has together?

6. What decision has Luke made after another visit to see the family attorney?

7. How did Mr. and Mrs. Morrison deal with their emotions over Luke's happy news?

8. How is Aunt Annie's presence accepted in the Morrison household?

9. How does the author set up a subtle conflict related to Grandmother Morrison and how it will extend to affect Katie and Matt someday.

10. What are Matt's thoughts regarding the neighbors bringing food and other items to the Morrison kids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of the passage of time will be an important one in the novel. How does the author begin to build this theme? Give examples of the passage of time throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Survival seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of survival? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lawson use the literary technique of local color in CROW LAKE? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Crow Lake establishments, in the characters, and in the events.

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