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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 Sylvia do with Leon's things after his death?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Got rid of it all.
(c) Donated it to a homeless shelter.
(d) Gave it to Carla.

2. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?
(a) She felt Carla was not pleasant enough when Joy came to see them.
(b) She felt her horse was not being well taken care of at their place.
(c) She felt they charged too much money for riding lessons.
(d) She felt Clark was difficult to do business with.

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

4. How did Carla think Clark felt about her refusal to go along with what she said Mr. Jamieson had asked of her?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Angered.

5. What had Leon Jamieson done with his writings before his death?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Left them in notebooks throughout the house.
(c) Donated them to the local college.
(d) Got rid of them all.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older was Mr. Jamieson than his wife?

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

3. Why had Carla told Clark the story of Mr. Jamieson?

4. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?

5. What did Sylvia Jamieson tell Clark she wanted Carla to help her with when she first returned from Greece?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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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