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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 18 - 27 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Sylvia slept the last three months of Leon's life?
(a) A chair by his bed.
(b) The living room sofa.
(c) The spare bedroom.
(d) In bed with him.

2. What does Clark tell Joy Tucker when she asks about Flora?
(a) He killed her.
(b) He doesn't know and doesn't care.
(c) She ran off.
(d) He sold her behind Carla's back.

3. What word is used to describe how Sylvia feels when Carla began to cry?
(a) Appalled.
(b) Angry.
(c) Empathetic.
(d) Helpless.

4. What does Sylvia apologize to Carla for at the end of the story?
(a) Interfering with her life.
(b) Not giving her enough money to get started.
(c) Not being able to save her.
(d) Not driving her to Toronto herself.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Carla give to Clark when she first met him and learned of the many jobs he had?

2. Where does Sylvia move at the end of the story?

3. How does Sylvia describe the way she and Clark parted the evening he stopped at her house?

4. How much older was Mr. Jamieson than his wife?

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

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