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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. Where is the Morrison funeral held?

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

3. Because Katie is always reluctant to talk about her past, Daniel claims that she _______________________.

4. What item did Mr. and Mrs. Morrison decide that Luke would need?

5. Who is the neighbor girl that Matt likes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which relative comes to stay with the Morrison children after the deaths of their parents?

4. What has prompted Katie to think about her childhood again after so many years?

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

6. What does Katie recall about a fight between Laurie Pye and a school bully one day?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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