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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. What does Mrs. Jamieson teach at a college?
(a) Economics.
(b) Physics.
(c) Botany.
(d) English.

2. Aside from trail rides and lessons, how else do Clark and Carla earn money?
(a) They work at a diner.
(b) They sell baked goods.
(c) They rent out a room of their home.
(d) They board horses in their barn.

3. How much older was Mr. Jamieson than his wife?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 40 years.

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

5. What does Clark call Mrs. Jamieson when he tells Carla she called after returning from Greece?
(a) Princess.
(b) Her Honor.
(c) Her Majesty.
(d) The Old Bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Clark searching for roofing on the internet?

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

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

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

5. Why had Carla told Clark the story of Mr. Jamieson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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