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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Barbara believe she is the most qualified to tell Sheba's story?
(a) She believes she has been Sheba's closest confidant and has witnessed the affair first-hand.
(b) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.
(c) She is actually Barbara's half-sister.
(d) Barbara has been friends with Richard for over twenty years and knows the details of their marriage intimately.

2. What do Marjorie and Dave do on Christmas Day?
(a) Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
(b) Visit Barbara's mother.
(c) Go to the seaside.
(d) Attend a concert in Scotland.

3. How does the "Daily Mirror" describe Sheba in the foreword?
(a) A "pathetic idiot."
(b) A "despicable animal."
(c) An "irresponsible educator."
(d) A "buxom bombshell."

4. Why does Mrs. Connelly write a letter to the "Evening Standard?"
(a) She is offended by a piece they wrote about Steven and Sheba.
(b) She wants to blame her son for his actions.
(c) She wants to blame the school for not noticing the affair.
(d) She wants to warn others about Steven.

5. What does Barbara tell Sheba to do about the Steven situation?
(a) Get another job.
(b) Tell the headmaster.
(c) Call Steven's mother.
(d) Tell Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Barbara spend her Christmas holiday?

2. What has Sheba been hired to teach at St. George's?

3. Why does Barbara think Pabblem is being so polite to her at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. Why is the lunch hour extended at school at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What reason does Steven give for not being nice to Sheba?

(see the answer key)

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