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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 does Sylvia think she may have taken a liking to Carla?
2. What type of life did Carla tell her mother she always feel she needed in the letter she wrote her before running off with Clark?
3. What does Sylvia give to Carla before taking her to the bus stop?
4. What do Carla and Sylvia have for lunch before heading to the bus depot?
5. What word is used to describe how Sylvia feels when Carla began to cry?
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. What is it about her life with Clark that Carla says she cannot stand anymore?
3. 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?
4. Describe Carla and Sylvia's lunch just before Sylvia brings her to the bus stop.
5. What do Maggie and Soraya suggest when Sylvia tells them what she likes about Carla? How does Sylvia feel about this?
6. How did Carla and Clark meet? What did her parents think of him?
7. How does Carla decide she will inform Clark she is leaving? What does she ask Sylvia to do to help?
8. What does Sylvia like about Carla? What gift does she bring her from Greece and why?
9. Why does Carla get off the bus before she reaches Toronto?
10. What solution does Sylvia propose when Carla confesses her unhappiness with her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Read a review of "Runaway." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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