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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. Who is Matt's son?

2. What is the topic of Miss Carrington's talk with Luke?

3. What is the state of the Morrison house at this point in time?

4. What does Matt urge Katie to bring to the party?

5. What announcement did Luke make during the last dinner the family had together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Katie recall about a visit Miss Carrington made to the house to talk with Luke one day?

5. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Katie's recollection of one of Jackson Pye's sons?

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

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

8. What does Katie recall about the days after her parents' deaths?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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