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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clark think he and Carla should do now that Leon Jamieson is dead?
(a) Help Sylvia around the house more.
(b) Try to buy Sylvia's house.
(c) Have Sylvia pay them for the damages her husband caused.
(d) Invite Sylvia to live with them.

2. During what month does "Runaway" take place?
(a) April.
(b) February.
(c) November.
(d) July.

3. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Greece.

4. What did Clark and Carla learn about Leon Jamieson after reading his obituary?
(a) He and Sylvia had never married.
(b) He had come from a very wealthy family.
(c) He had a prior marriage and several children.
(d) He won a monetary prize for his poetry.

5. Aside from trail rides and lessons, how else do Clark and Carla earn money?
(a) They rent out a room of their home.
(b) They sell baked goods.
(c) They work at a diner.
(d) They board horses in their barn.

6. What year was "Runaway" published?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1983.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1993.

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

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

9. What did Sylvia do with Leon's things after his death?
(a) Got rid of it all.
(b) Sold it.
(c) Donated it to a homeless shelter.
(d) Gave it to Carla.

10. Which of Carla and Clark's animals had gone missing, which was very hard for Carla to bear?
(a) Winnie.
(b) Flora.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Fauna.

11. What does Mrs. Jamieson teach at a college?
(a) Economics.
(b) Botany.
(c) Physics.
(d) English.

12. What had Leon Jamieson done with his writings before his death?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Donated them to the local college.
(c) Got rid of them all.
(d) Left them in notebooks throughout the house.

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

14. 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 a hold of herself and make supper.
(d) Get over herself and get to work.

15. 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) Angered.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?

2. What type of home does Carla have?

3. With whom does Carla live?

4. What was Mr. Jamieson's occupation?

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

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