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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sylvia think she may have taken a liking to Carla?
(a) Carla is so helpful around the house.
(b) Carla is so pretty.
(c) Carla reminds her of her younger self.
(d) She never had her own children.

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) Gypsy Rover.
(d) Sweet Drifter.

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

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

5. 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) Sylvia had affairs with them.
(d) They became like daughters to Sylvia.

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

7. 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.

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

9. 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) Stable.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Authentic.

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

11. Whom does Carla remind Sylvia of most?
(a) Mr. Jamieson's nurses.
(b) Her nieces.
(c) Her students.
(d) Former high school classmates.

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

13. 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 a surrogate daughter.
(d) They find out their husband had an affair.

14. 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 Bob Dylan Song.
(d) A Rolling Stone's song.

15. What did Carla's mother tell her in the letter she wrote her after Carla ran off with Clark?
(a) You don't know what you're leaving behind.
(b) You'll come crawling back.
(c) Don't ever come back.
(d) I wish you the best.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Carla keep her head down when she first gets on the bus to Toronto?

2. What does Sylvia say about Carla in the first message she leaves on Ruth's answering machine?

3. What gift does Sylvia bring Carla from Greece?

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

5. What is different about Carla the first day she was at Sylvia's after her return from Greece?

(see the answer keys)

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