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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?
(a) She felt Clark was difficult to do business with.
(b) She felt her horse was not being well taken care of at their place.
(c) She felt Carla was not pleasant enough when Joy came to see them.
(d) She felt they charged too much money for riding lessons.

2. What does Sylvia tell Carla she would have liked most in Greece?
(a) The coffee.
(b) The bread.
(c) The goats.
(d) The beaches.

3. Why had Carla told Clark the story of Mr. Jamieson?
(a) She wanted to extort money from the Jamiesons.
(b) It helped him get out of his bad moods.
(c) She wanted Clark to protect her.
(d) She wanted to hurt Sylvia.

4. What often happened with Sylvia's young female students who "hung around her worshipfully" (9)?
(a) They got on Sylvia's nerves.
(b) Sylvia had affairs with them.
(c) Mr. Jamieson had affairs with them.
(d) They became like daughters to Sylvia.

5. What does Clark tell Sylvia about grown goats?
(a) They are vicious with strangers.
(b) They are sweet and tender.
(c) They are loyal to a fault.
(d) They may seem tame but can be unpredictable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does the summer weather help Carla and Clark at the end of the story?

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

3. What did Carla do at Sylvia's once while Sylva was looking over condolence letters?

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

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

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