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

2. What other gift does Sylvia bring back for Carla but does not give to her?
(a) A set of earrings.
(b) Some coffee.
(c) A little stone she had found on the road.
(d) A postcard of where she had been staying.

3. What does Clark call Flora after seeing her at Sylvia's?
(a) A goat from Timbuktu.
(b) A goat from outer space.
(c) A ghost of a goat.
(d) A goat from the other side.

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

5. How much older was Mr. Jamieson than his wife?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Sylvia describe the way she and Clark parted the evening he stopped at her house?

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

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

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