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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 song did Carla hum when she left a note for her parents after deciding to run away with Clark?
2. What did Clark thinks was like "poison to your blood" (15)?
3. Where does Carla tell Sylvia she would go if she had the money?
4. What other gift does Sylvia bring back for Carla but does not give to her?
5. What does Carla tell Sylvia when she asks how life has been there while she was in Greece?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of home did Carla grow up in? What was her life like? What type of life did Carla tell her mother she wanted when she ran off with Clark?
2. Describe Carla and Sylvia's lunch just before Sylvia brings her to the bus stop.
3. What does Sylvia like about Carla? What gift does she bring her from Greece and why?
4. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark she is leaving? What does she ask Sylvia to do to help?
5. What do Maggie and Soraya suggest when Sylvia tells them what she likes about Carla? How does Sylvia feel about this?
6. What solution does Sylvia propose when Carla confesses her unhappiness with her life?
7. How did Carla and Clark meet? What did her parents think of him?
8. What is it about her life with Clark that Carla says she cannot stand anymore?
9. How does Sylvia feel when Carla begins to cry in front of her at her house after returning from Greece? How does this change her view of Carla?
10. Why does Carla get off the bus before she reaches Toronto?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Runaway."Explore the ways in which this "Runaway" connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Munro's "Runaway." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the story and what makes these uses effective or ineffective. Explore the moments when conversations are described rather than the dialogue shown. Consider why they author may have chosen to show conversations in this way and whether or not it was effective.
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