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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 did Carla say she needed to do before calling Sylvia Jamieson back?
(a) Search for flora and weed the garden.
(b) Make the bed and buy some cleaning supplies.
(c) Feed the horses, get groceries, and make dinner.
(d) Have tea, shower, and go to the laundromat.

2. What does Clark think Leon Jamieson had done while he was alive?
(a) Stole money.
(b) Physically abused Sylvia.
(c) Had an affair.
(d) Molested Carla.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Leon Jamieson done with his writings before his death?

2. What year was "Runaway" published?

3. With whom does Carla live?

4. Who is Joy Tucker?

5. Who is the author of "Runaway"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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

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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