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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 does Carla tell Sylvia when she asks how life has been there while she was in Greece?
2. What does Carla misspell in her letter to Clark?
3. What song did Carla hum when she left a note for her parents after deciding to run away with Clark?
4. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark of her departure?
5. What is different about Carla the first day she was at Sylvia's after her return from Greece?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe Carla and Sylvia's lunch just before Sylvia brings her to the bus stop.
3. What does Sylvia like about Carla? What gift does she bring her from Greece and why?
4. What solution does Sylvia propose when Carla confesses her unhappiness with her life?
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. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark she is leaving? What does she ask Sylvia to do to help?
7. What do Maggie and Soraya suggest when Sylvia tells them what she likes about Carla? How does Sylvia feel about this?
8. Why does Carla get off the bus before she reaches Toronto?
9. How did Carla and Clark meet? What did her parents think of him?
10. What is it about her life with Clark that Carla says she cannot stand anymore?
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
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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