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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. Who is Joy Tucker?
(a) Hy's wife from Hy and Robert Building Supply.
(b) Carla's sister-in-law from Toronto.
(c) Carla and Clark's neighbor whom Carla helps around the house.
(d) A local librarian who boards her horse with Clark and Carla.

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

3. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?
(a) She felt Carla was not pleasant enough when Joy came to see them.
(b) She felt Clark was difficult to do business with.
(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.

4. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Mild.
(d) Rainy.

5. What type of home does Carla have?
(a) A yurt.
(b) A condo.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A mobile home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sylvia do with Leon's things after his death?

2. How does Carla describe Clark's anger to him?

3. What does Clark think he and Carla should do now that Leon Jamieson is dead?

4. During what month does "Runaway" take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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