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

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

3. What does Carla misspell in her letter to Clark?
(a) A lot.
(b) Away.
(c) Alright.
(d) At least.

4. Why was Clark avoiding Hy and Robert Buckley's Building Supply?
(a) He owed them money.
(b) He used to work there and had a bad experience.
(c) He disliked Robert.
(d) He had had an affair with Hy's daughter.

5. What did Carla's mother tell her in the letter she wrote her after Carla ran off with Clark?
(a) You don't know what you're leaving behind.
(b) You'll come crawling back.
(c) I wish you the best.
(d) Don't ever come back.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gift does Sylvia bring Carla from Greece?

3. Why does Sylvia think she may have taken a liking to Carla?

4. What does Carla tell Sylvia when she asks how life has been there while she was in Greece?

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

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