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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 did Clark and Carla learn about Leon Jamieson after reading his obituary?

2. What does Clark call Mrs. Jamieson when he tells Carla she called after returning from Greece?

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

4. What was Mr. Jamieson's occupation?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of "Runaway." What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.

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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