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

2. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?
(a) Weeding her garden.
(b) Cleaning her house.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Unpacking her things.

3. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Greece.
(d) Italy.

4. What was Mr. Jamieson's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Poet.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Shop owner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was "Runaway" published?

2. In what way does the weather impact Clark and Carla's business?

3. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?

4. How does Carla describe Clark's anger to him?

5. What did Sylvia do with Leon's things after his death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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