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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mr. Jamieson's occupation?

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

3. What year was "Runaway" published?

4. Why was Clark avoiding Hy and Robert Buckley's Building Supply?

5. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the story. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the author of "Runaway." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Runaway" similar or different from her previous works?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Runaway." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

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