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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. Who is Joy Tucker?

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

3. What did Carla do at Sylvia's once while Sylva was looking over condolence letters?

4. Why was Clark searching for roofing on the internet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss Munro's focus on the themes of relationships as presented in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Munro's commentary on abuse and depression in "Runaway." How are these subjects important to the story? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.

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