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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?
(a) She felt Clark was difficult to do business with.
(b) She felt Carla was not pleasant enough when Joy came to see them.
(c) She felt her horse was not being well taken care of at their place.
(d) She felt they charged too much money for riding lessons.

2. During what month does "Runaway" take place?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) November.
(d) February.

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

4. What had Leon Jamieson done with his writings before his death?
(a) Got rid of them all.
(b) Left them in notebooks throughout the house.
(c) Sold them.
(d) Donated them to the local college.

5. How much older was Mr. Jamieson than his wife?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why had Carla told Clark the story of Mr. Jamieson?

3. What did Carla do at Sylvia's once while Sylva was looking over condolence letters?

4. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?

5. What did Carla say she needed to do before calling Sylvia Jamieson back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clark tell Carla when she says that he flares up?

2. What dream did Carla have about Flora at the start of the story?

3. Who are the Jamiesons? What do Carla and Clark learn about Mr. Jamieson after his death?

4. Who is Carla sure is driving down the road at the start of the story? Where would this person be coming from?

5. Why does Clark sometimes avoid certain businesses in the area? What is one example of a business he avoids?

6. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

7. What does Clark think he and Carla should do to Mrs. Jamieson after reading her husband's obituary and why?

8. What did Carla help Sylvia do after her husband died and before her trip to Greece?

9. What did Carla do to Sylvia one day while Sylvia was looking over condolence letters she had received? How did Sylvia feel about this?

10. Who is Flora? Why was Carla concerned for her at the start of the story?

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