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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other gift does Sylvia bring back for Carla but does not give to her?
(a) A set of earrings.
(b) A postcard of where she had been staying.
(c) Some coffee.
(d) A little stone she had found on the road.

2. Whom does Carla remind Sylvia of most?
(a) Former high school classmates.
(b) Her nieces.
(c) Her students.
(d) Mr. Jamieson's nurses.

3. What did Clark thinks was like "poison to your blood" (15)?
(a) Fresh air.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Families.

4. What nickname did Carla give to Clark when she first met him and learned of the many jobs he had?
(a) Sweet Drifter.
(b) Bohemian Babe.
(c) Gypsy Rover.
(d) Winsome wanderer.

5. What often happened with Sylvia's young female students who "hung around her worshipfully" (9)?
(a) They became like daughters to Sylvia.
(b) They got on Sylvia's nerves.
(c) Sylvia had affairs with them.
(d) Mr. Jamieson had affairs with them.

6. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark of her departure?
(a) She will call him before he leaves.
(b) She will stop by and tell him in person before she leaves.
(c) She will have Ruth call him from Toronto.
(d) She will have Sylvia put a note from her in the mailbox.

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

8. What is different about Carla the first day she was at Sylvia's after her return from Greece?
(a) She is super talkative.
(b) She is acting silly.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is sullen.

9. Who is Ruth Stiles?
(a) Sylvia's sister in British Columbia.
(b) Sylvia's friend in Greece.
(c) Sylvia's cousin in Vancouver.
(d) Sylvia's friend in Toronto.

10. What does Carla misspell in her letter to Clark?
(a) Away.
(b) Alright.
(c) A lot.
(d) At least.

11. Why does Carla keep her head down when she first gets on the bus to Toronto?
(a) So nobody will talk to her.
(b) In case someone who knows Clark is on the bus.
(c) So Clark will not see.
(d) So nobody will see her crying.

12. What is Carla crying about at Sylvia's?
(a) Life with her husband.
(b) Losing Flora.
(c) Lying to Sylvia.
(d) What Leon had done to her.

13. What did Maggie say happens to everyone at some point when Sylvia was telling them about Carla?
(a) They find a surrogate daughter.
(b) They find out their husband had an affair.
(c) They have a crush on a girl.
(d) They need someone to help clean the house.

14. What do Carla and Sylvia have for lunch before heading to the bus depot?
(a) Muffins and milk.
(b) Omelettes and wine.
(c) Sandwiches and beer.
(d) Soup and juice.

15. What had Carla planned to become when she was younger?
(a) A maid.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A professor.
(d) A veterinarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carla joke with Clark about when she first started working with him just after highschool?

2. Where had Sylvia slept the last three months of Leon's life?

3. What did Carla's stepfather call Clark?

4. What does Sylvia ask Carla about when Carla begins to cry at her house?

5. Where do Carla's mother and father live?

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