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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 nickname did Carla give to Clark when she first met him and learned of the many jobs he had?
(a) Bohemian Babe.
(b) Gypsy Rover.
(c) Sweet Drifter.
(d) Winsome wanderer.

2. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?
(a) Mild.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Snowy.

3. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?
(a) Weeding her garden.
(b) Cleaning her house.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Unpacking her things.

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

5. What does Clark say about Carla's demeanor when she called him from the bus station?
(a) She was jovial and funny.
(b) She was in hysterics.
(c) She was calm and confident.
(d) She was drunk and confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carla's brother live?

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

3. What does Sylvia tell Ruth when she calls asking what happened to Carla?

4. Where does Sylvia move at the end of the story?

5. What type of life did Carla tell her mother she always feel she needed in the letter she wrote her before running off with Clark?

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