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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. Why was Clark avoiding Hy and Robert Buckley's Building Supply?
(a) He owed them money.
(b) He used to work there and had a bad experience.
(c) He had had an affair with Hy's daughter.
(d) He disliked Robert.

3. What did Sylvia do with Leon's things after his death?
(a) Donated it to a homeless shelter.
(b) Sold it.
(c) Gave it to Carla.
(d) Got rid of it all.

4. With whom does Carla live?
(a) Clark.
(b) Leon.
(c) Jameson.
(d) Sylvia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Aside from trail rides and lessons, how else do Clark and Carla earn money?

2. How does Carla know Mrs. Jamieson is on her way home at the start of "Runaway"?

3. What did Clark and Carla learn about Leon Jamieson after reading his obituary?

4. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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