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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 does Katie invite Daniel to the event in #103?

2. Where was Mrs. Pye taken after Laurie's body was found?

3. In a flashback, Matt is concerned about ___________________.

4. What is Matt's plan after he graduates college?

5. In addition to being a janitor, how else does Luke make a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the fight between Luke and Matt in Chapter 15?

2. What is Daniel's state of mind as he gets closer to Katie's family dinner?

3. How did Luke and Matt choose such different life paths?

4. How are the Morrisons and the Pyes in contrast at this point in time?

5. What happens to leave the Morrison children in even more dire financial circumstances?

6. Describe how things have calmed down in the Morrison household.

7. Why does no one in the town pay much attention when they hear that Laurie Pye has run away?

8. What does Marie reveal about the tragedies in her family, beginning with Laurie's death?

9. What concerns does Matt share with Luke regarding the Pye children?

10. How does Katie think about a meeting with a student and why are her thoughts pulled back to Matt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Katie spends some alone time throughout the novel to contemplate her life. What does she think about? What conclusions does she arrive at? Explain why she is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

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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