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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. Which French cheese does the narrator commend?

2. Where did Bruno’s older brother die?

3. At what time does the narrator arrive for her first meeting with Pascal?

4. What contest did the narrator witness in Nebraska?

5. What kind of fish does Bruno watch a pine marten catch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator rule out Florence as a potential anti-Pascal actor?

2. Of what does René’s smell remind the narrator?

3. What does the narrator note is the most common utility vehicle in France?

4. Why does the narrator voice skepticism of the commune to Pascal?

5. Why does the narrator doubt Pascal’s violent intentions?

6. Why does Platon travel to the Guyenne with minimal staff?

7. Why had authorities suspected Pascal was in New York City?

8. Why, per Bruno, is there resistance to the idea of Neanderthal fishing?

9. What is the subversive action the Moulinards plan at the agricultural festival?

10. Why is the narrator permitted to disagree with the intellectuals among the Moulinards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Bruno’s emails throughout the novel. What effect do the epistolary interludes have on the narrative? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of Creation Lake do so for the present novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Creation Lake on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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