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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 had Leon Jamieson done with his writings before his death?
(a) Left them in notebooks throughout the house.
(b) Sold them.
(c) Donated them to the local college.
(d) Got rid of them all.

2. Who is the author of "Runaway"?
(a) Lydia Davis.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Alice Munro.
(d) Sheila Munro.

3. With whom did Sylvia go to Greece?
(a) Her two friends Maggie and Soraya.
(b) Her mother and sister.
(c) Mr. Jamieson's two younger sisters.
(d) She went alone.

4. With whom does Carla live?
(a) Jameson.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Clark.
(d) Leon.

5. What is Clark able to do after the weather begins improving?
(a) Buy a new truck.
(b) Take walks and get exercise.
(c) Fix their roof.
(d) Build a fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carla tell Sylvia she would go if she had the money?

2. During what month does "Runaway" take place?

3. What does Sylvia apologize to Carla for at the end of the story?

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

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

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