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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Carla keep her head down when she first gets on the bus to Toronto?
(a) So nobody will see her crying.
(b) In case someone who knows Clark is on the bus.
(c) So nobody will talk to her.
(d) So Clark will not see.

2. Where does Carla's brother live?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Toronto.

3. What does Sylvia give to Carla before taking her to the bus stop?
(a) A gold necklace to sell.
(b) A bagged lunch.
(c) A canister of coffee.
(d) A change of clothes.

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

5. 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 postcard of where she had been staying.
(d) A little stone she had found on the road.

6. Who is Ruth Stiles?
(a) Sylvia's friend in Greece.
(b) Sylvia's friend in Toronto.
(c) Sylvia's sister in British Columbia.
(d) Sylvia's cousin in Vancouver.

7. What is different about Carla the first day she was at Sylvia's after her return from Greece?
(a) She is happy.
(b) She is sullen.
(c) She is acting silly.
(d) She is super talkative.

8. What do Carla and Sylvia have for lunch before heading to the bus depot?
(a) Sandwiches and beer.
(b) Soup and juice.
(c) Muffins and milk.
(d) Omelettes and wine.

9. What had Carla planned to become when she was younger?
(a) A veterinarian.
(b) A professor.
(c) A maid.
(d) A blacksmith.

10. With whom did Sylvia go to Greece?
(a) She went alone.
(b) Her two friends Maggie and Soraya.
(c) Mr. Jamieson's two younger sisters.
(d) Her mother and sister.

11. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark of her departure?
(a) She will stop by and tell him in person before she leaves.
(b) She will call him before he leaves.
(c) She will have Sylvia put a note from her in the mailbox.
(d) She will have Ruth call him from Toronto.

12. What does Sylvia ask Carla about when Carla begins to cry at her house?
(a) Flora.
(b) Clark.
(c) How their business was doing.
(d) What happened between her and Leon.

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

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

15. Where had Sylvia slept the last three months of Leon's life?
(a) The living room sofa.
(b) In bed with him.
(c) A chair by his bed.
(d) The spare bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carla crying about at Sylvia's?

2. What nickname did Carla give to Clark when she first met him and learned of the many jobs he had?

3. What song did Carla hum when she left a note for her parents after deciding to run away with Clark?

4. What did Carla joke with Clark about when she first started working with him just after highschool?

5. What does Carla misspell in her letter to Clark?

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