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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. Where did Mrs. Jamieson go on holiday?

2. How has the weather been at the start of "Runaway"?

3. How does Carla describe Clark's anger to him?

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

5. What does Clark think he and Carla should do now that Leon Jamieson is dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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?

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

Away from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the story. When does she introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the story's themes?

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