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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 does Clark tell Carla to do after she bends over him and cries after coming out of the shower?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 tell Carla when she says that he flares up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of "Runaway." How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Munro's "Runaway." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

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