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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 was Mr. Jamieson's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Poet.
(c) Shop owner.
(d) Lawyer.
2. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?
(a) Mild.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.
3. With whom does Carla live?
(a) Clark.
(b) Leon.
(c) Jameson.
(d) Sylvia.
4. 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) Get out of the house and go to Sylvia's.
(c) Get a hold of herself and make supper.
(d) Call Sylvia and make them some money.
5. What does Clark think Leon Jamieson had done while he was alive?
(a) Had an affair.
(b) Stole money.
(c) Molested Carla.
(d) Physically abused Sylvia.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what way does the weather impact Clark and Carla's business?
2. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?
3. Why had Carla told Clark the story of Mr. Jamieson?
4. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?
5. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What business do Clark and Carla run together?
2. What did Carla do to Sylvia one day while Sylvia was looking over condolence letters she had received? How did Sylvia feel about this?
3. Who are the Jamiesons? What do Carla and Clark learn about Mr. Jamieson after his death?
4. What does Clark think he and Carla should do to Mrs. Jamieson after reading her husband's obituary and why?
5. Why does Clark sometimes avoid certain businesses in the area? What is one example of a business he avoids?
6. What does Clark tell Carla when she says that he flares up?
7. What did Carla help Sylvia do after her husband died and before her trip to Greece?
8. Who is Carla sure is driving down the road at the start of the story? Where would this person be coming from?
9. What dream did Carla have about Flora at the start of the story?
10. Who is Flora? Why was Carla concerned for her at the start of the story?
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