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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. Why was Clark searching for roofing on the internet?

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

3. What year was "Runaway" published?

4. What complaint did Joy Tucker share with Clark and Carla?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What business do Clark and Carla run together?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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