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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 does Clark think he and Carla should do now that Leon Jamieson is dead?
(a) Try to buy Sylvia's house.
(b) Have Sylvia pay them for the damages her husband caused.
(c) Invite Sylvia to live with them.
(d) Help Sylvia around the house more.

2. What did Sylvia do with Leon's things after his death?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Donated it to a homeless shelter.
(c) Got rid of it all.
(d) Gave it to Carla.

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

4. How does Carla describe Clark's anger to him?
(a) She says he lacks patience.
(b) She says he goes nuts.
(c) She says he flares up.
(d) She says he has a short fuse.

5. What year was "Runaway" published?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1993.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "Runaway"?

3. Why was Clark avoiding Hy and Robert Buckley's Building Supply?

4. How does Carla know Mrs. Jamieson is on her way home at the start of "Runaway"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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