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

2. During what month does "Runaway" take place?
(a) April.
(b) November.
(c) July.
(d) February.

3. What does Clark think he and Carla should do now that Leon Jamieson is dead?
(a) Have Sylvia pay them for the damages her husband caused.
(b) Invite Sylvia to live with them.
(c) Try to buy Sylvia's house.
(d) Help Sylvia around the house more.

4. Who is Joy Tucker?
(a) Hy's wife from Hy and Robert Building Supply.
(b) Carla and Clark's neighbor whom Carla helps around the house.
(c) A local librarian who boards her horse with Clark and Carla.
(d) Carla's sister-in-law from Toronto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?

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

3. Who is the author of "Runaway"?

4. What does Mrs. Jamieson teach at a college?

5. With whom does Carla live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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

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

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