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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. Aside from trail rides and lessons, how else do Clark and Carla earn money?

2. What did Carla say she needed to do before calling Sylvia Jamieson back?

3. What does Mrs. Jamieson teach at a college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of "Runaway." In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining Flora as a symbol in "Runaway." In what scenes does Flora appear? What is the context? How does Flora develop the narrative?

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