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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Clark tell Carla to do after she bends over him and cries after coming out of the shower?
(a) Get over herself and get to work.
(b) Call Sylvia and make them some money.
(c) Get out of the house and go to Sylvia's.
(d) Get a hold of herself and make supper.

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

4. In what way does the weather impact Clark and Carla's business?
(a) Customers are angry with the long waiting lines.
(b) Nobody is showing up for trail rides.
(c) They have been busier than ever.
(d) They have had to increase their prices, turning off some regulars.

5. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Mild.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Carla and Clark's animals had gone missing, which was very hard for Carla to bear?

2. What did Carla say she needed to do before calling Sylvia Jamieson back?

3. What does Clark think he and Carla should do now that Leon Jamieson is dead?

4. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?

5. What does Clark think Leon Jamieson had done while he was alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carla help Sylvia do after her husband died and before her trip to Greece?

2. What does Clark tell Carla when she says that he flares up?

3. What did Carla do to Sylvia one day while Sylvia was looking over condolence letters she had received? How did Sylvia feel about this?

4. Why does Clark sometimes avoid certain businesses in the area? What is one example of a business he avoids?

5. Who are the Jamiesons? What do Carla and Clark learn about Mr. Jamieson after his death?

6. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

7. What dream did Carla have about Flora at the start of the story?

8. Who is Flora? Why was Carla concerned for her at the start of the story?

9. What does Clark think he and Carla should do to Mrs. Jamieson after reading her husband's obituary and why?

10. Who is Carla sure is driving down the road at the start of the story? Where would this person be coming from?

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