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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 9 - 17 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Carla's brother live?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Vancouver.

2. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?
(a) Cleaning her house.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Unpacking her things.
(d) Weeding her garden.

3. What did Clark thinks was like "poison to your blood" (15)?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Families.
(d) Fresh air.

4. Which of Carla and Clark's animals had gone missing, which was very hard for Carla to bear?
(a) Flora.
(b) Lizzie.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Fauna.

5. Why does Sylvia think she may have taken a liking to Carla?
(a) She never had her own children.
(b) Carla reminds her of her younger self.
(c) Carla is so helpful around the house.
(d) Carla is so pretty.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. With whom does Carla live?

4. What often happened with Sylvia's young female students who "hung around her worshipfully" (9)?

5. Why does Carla keep her head down when she first gets on the bus to Toronto?

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