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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 type of home does Carla have?
(a) A yurt.
(b) A condo.
(c) A mobile home.
(d) An apartment.

2. What year was "Runaway" published?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1963.

3. How does Carla describe Clark's anger to him?
(a) She says he has a short fuse.
(b) She says he goes nuts.
(c) She says he lacks patience.
(d) She says he flares up.

4. Why had Carla told Clark the story of Mr. Jamieson?
(a) It helped him get out of his bad moods.
(b) She wanted to extort money from the Jamiesons.
(c) She wanted Clark to protect her.
(d) She wanted to hurt Sylvia.

5. What did Carla do at Sylvia's once while Sylva was looking over condolence letters?
(a) She asked Sylvia was Leon was like.
(b) She told Sylvia to burn the letters.
(c) She kissed the top of Sylvia's head.
(d) She gave Sylvia a hug and told her it will be okay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Clark searching for roofing on the internet?

2. Who is the author of "Runaway"?

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

4. During what month does "Runaway" take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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

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

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