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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 18 - 27 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Runaway"?
(a) Sheila Munro.
(b) Lydia Davis.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Alice Munro.

2. What did Carla joke with Clark about when she first started working with him just after highschool?
(a) How annoying their boss was.
(b) How nobody wanted lessons from him.
(c) How bad he was with women.
(d) How all the women were after him.

3. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?
(a) Cleaning her house.
(b) Weeding her garden.
(c) Unpacking her things.
(d) Cooking dinner.

4. Why does Sylvia think she may have taken a liking to Carla?
(a) Carla reminds her of her younger self.
(b) Carla is so pretty.
(c) Carla is so helpful around the house.
(d) She never had her own children.

5. Who does Clark see in the haze when he is at Sylvia's house the night she had brought Carla to the bus depot?
(a) Carla.
(b) Leon.
(c) Joy Tucker.
(d) Flora.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clark tell Sylvia about grown goats?

2. How did Carla think Clark felt about her refusal to go along with what she said Mr. Jamieson had asked of her?

3. What is in the paper bag Clark hands to Sylvia when he comes to her house the evening she had brought Carla to the bus stop?

4. In what way does the weather impact Clark and Carla's business?

5. What does Mrs. Jamieson teach at a college?

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