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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Carla crying about at Sylvia's?
(a) Losing Flora.
(b) What Leon had done to her.
(c) Lying to Sylvia.
(d) Life with her husband.

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

4. How did Carla think Clark felt about her refusal to go along with what she said Mr. Jamieson had asked of her?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Angered.
(d) Pleased.

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. What type of home does Carla have?

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

3. What is different about Carla the first day she was at Sylvia's after her return from Greece?

4. What does Clark call Mrs. Jamieson when he tells Carla she called after returning from Greece?

5. What did Maggie say happens to everyone at some point when Sylvia was telling them about Carla?

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