Runaway Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 70 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Runaway Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 70 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is different about Carla the first day she was at Sylvia's after her return from Greece?

2. What had Carla planned to become when she was younger?

3. What nickname did Carla give to Clark when she first met him and learned of the many jobs he had?

4. Why does Sylvia think she may have taken a liking to Carla?

5. What does Sylvia say about Carla in the first message she leaves on Ruth's answering machine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Maggie and Soraya suggest when Sylvia tells them what she likes about Carla? How does Sylvia feel about this?

2. What solution does Sylvia propose when Carla confesses her unhappiness with her life?

3. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark she is leaving? What does she ask Sylvia to do to help?

4. What type of home did Carla grow up in? What was her life like? What type of life did Carla tell her mother she wanted when she ran off with Clark?

5. How does Sylvia feel when Carla begins to cry in front of her at her house after returning from Greece? How does this change her view of Carla?

6. Why does Carla get off the bus before she reaches Toronto?

7. Describe Carla and Sylvia's lunch just before Sylvia brings her to the bus stop.

8. What does Sylvia like about Carla? What gift does she bring her from Greece and why?

9. What is it about her life with Clark that Carla says she cannot stand anymore?

10. How did Carla and Clark meet? What did her parents think of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Runaway." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

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 an essay discussing the setting and time period of "Runaway." In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?

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