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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Carla joke with Clark about when she first started working with him just after highschool?
(a) How nobody wanted lessons from him.
(b) How all the women were after him.
(c) How bad he was with women.
(d) How annoying their boss was.

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

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

8. What song did Carla hum when she left a note for her parents after deciding to run away with Clark?
(a) A Beatle's song.
(b) A Kinks song.
(c) A Bob Dylan Song.
(d) A Rolling Stone's song.

9. What does Carla tell Sylvia when she asks how life has been there while she was in Greece?
(a) It has been boring without Sylvia.
(b) It has been the same as ever.
(c) It has been beautiful and sunny.
(d) It has been raining a lot.

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

11. What did Maggie say happens to everyone at some point when Sylvia was telling them about Carla?
(a) They need someone to help clean the house.
(b) They have a crush on a girl.
(c) They find out their husband had an affair.
(d) They find a surrogate daughter.

12. What does Sylvia say about Carla in the first message she leaves on Ruth's answering machine?
(a) She may be a little skittish.
(b) She may be a little drunk.
(c) She may be a little overbearing.
(d) She may be a little full of herself.

13. 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 super talkative.
(c) She is acting silly.
(d) She is sullen.

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

15. What did Carla's stepfather call Clark?
(a) Vagabond.
(b) Son.
(c) Idiot.
(d) Loser.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Carla's mother and father live?

2. With whom did Sylvia go to Greece?

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

4. Where does Carla tell Sylvia she would go if she had the money?

5. What did Carla's mother tell her in the letter she wrote her after Carla ran off with Clark?

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