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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. What else does Luke do to earn some money?

2. Where was Rosie sent to live?

3. To whom does Katie give partial credit for her career choice?

4. What is the only income the Morrison children have?

5. How does Luke injure Matt in a fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Katie unable to go home very often during her first few years at university?

2. What are Luke and Bo doing in their lives now?

3. How is Matt injured in a fight with Luke?

4. What does Katie ultimately realize about what was important to Matt?

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

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

7. How do Marie and Daniel get Katie to see Matt's life in a different light?

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

9. What does Marie force Katie to come to terms with regarding Matt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Luke, Matt, Katie and Bo. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, and socialization.

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

Discuss Lawson's writing style. How is she different from other writers of her time? What are some of her characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of her style in CROW LAKE.

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