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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. Katie recalls Daniel asking her many times about ________________.

2. Who does Matt see watching the Morrison house one evening?

3. What is Sally's last name?

4. As a child, Katie often wrote letters to __________________.

5. Why are the Morrison children to be separated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ugly secret about the Pye family do the people of Crow Lake choose to ignore?

2. What type of work is Luke able to find in order to support the family?

3. Why is Katie so worried that Daniel has found the invitation to Simon's birthday party?

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

5. How does the author show the nobility of Luke's character?

6. In present day, what does Katie wonder about regarding Calvin Pye?

7. What does Katie tell Daniel when he asks to know more about her family?

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

9. Why is Katie's reluctance to talk about her family a source of tension between Daniel and her?

10. Who was Grandmother Morrison and what did she urge her children to do in their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Lawson use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Luke Morrison. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him during his lifetime?

Essay Topic 3

Lawson uses beautifully descriptive language in the book to help her readers see her world from her perspective. Without referring to the book, describe Crow Lake using only your recall of Lawson's descriptions. How do you visualize the Crow Lake and Ontario now that you have read Lawson's CROW LAKE?

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