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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Sylvia go to Greece?
(a) Mr. Jamieson's two younger sisters.
(b) Her mother and sister.
(c) Her two friends Maggie and Soraya.
(d) She went alone.

2. What does Sylvia give to Carla before taking her to the bus stop?
(a) A bagged lunch.
(b) A canister of coffee.
(c) A change of clothes.
(d) A gold necklace to sell.

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

4. What does Sylvia say about Carla in the first message she leaves on Ruth's answering machine?
(a) She may be a little overbearing.
(b) She may be a little drunk.
(c) She may be a little skittish.
(d) She may be a little full of herself.

5. What does Carla tell Sylvia when she asks how life has been there while she was in Greece?
(a) It has been boring without Sylvia.
(b) It has been raining a lot.
(c) It has been the same as ever.
(d) It has been beautiful and sunny.

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

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

8. Where do Carla's mother and father live?
(a) Toronto.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Quebec.

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

10. Where does Carla tell Sylvia she would go if she had the money?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Vancouver.
(c) Quebec.
(d) British Columbia.

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

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

13. What gift does Sylvia bring Carla from Greece?
(a) A silver necklace.
(b) A bronze miniature goat.
(c) A bronze miniature racing horse.
(d) A gold coin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Carla's stepfather call Clark?

3. What is Carla crying about at Sylvia's?

4. What song did Carla hum when she left a note for her parents after deciding to run away with Clark?

5. What other gift does Sylvia bring back for Carla but does not give to her?

(see the answer keys)

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