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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clark think Leon Jamieson had done while he was alive?

2. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?

3. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?

4. How did Carla think Clark felt about her refusal to go along with what she said Mr. Jamieson had asked of her?

5. What was Mr. Jamieson's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Munro's commentary on abuse and depression in "Runaway." How are these subjects important to the story? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the story. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the ending of "Runaway." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

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