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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 had Sylvia slept the last three months of Leon's life?

2. What word is used to describe how Sylvia feels when Carla began to cry?

3. What did Carla joke with Clark about when she first started working with him just after highschool?

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

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

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 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Munro's "Runaway." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Runaway."Explore the ways in which this "Runaway" connects to the plot and themes of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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