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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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 have Ruth call him from Toronto.
(c) She will call him before he leaves.
(d) She will have Sylvia put a note from her in the mailbox.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What gift does Sylvia bring Carla from Greece?
(a) A bronze miniature goat.
(b) A bronze miniature racing horse.
(c) A gold coin.
(d) A silver necklace.

13. What word is used to describe how Sylvia feels when Carla began to cry?
(a) Angry.
(b) Empathetic.
(c) Appalled.
(d) Helpless.

14. 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?
(a) Inspiring.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Authentic.
(d) Stable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Carla planned to become when she was younger?

2. Whom does Carla remind Sylvia of most?

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

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

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

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