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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 gift does Sylvia bring Carla from Greece?
(a) A silver necklace.
(b) A bronze miniature goat.
(c) A bronze miniature racing horse.
(d) A gold coin.

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

3. How does Carla describe Clark's anger to him?
(a) She says he has a short fuse.
(b) She says he goes nuts.
(c) She says he lacks patience.
(d) She says he flares up.

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

5. What does Clark tell Carla to do after she bends over him and cries after coming out of the shower?
(a) Get a hold of herself and make supper.
(b) Get out of the house and go to Sylvia's.
(c) Get over herself and get to work.
(d) Call Sylvia and make them some money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Clark searching for roofing on the internet?

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

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

4. Which of Carla and Clark's animals had gone missing, which was very hard for Carla to bear?

5. What had Leon Jamieson done with his writings before his death?

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