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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does one of the boys call Sheba when they are play fighting after detention?
(a) Skinny ant.
(b) Ugly goose.
(c) Silly cow.
(d) Fat slob.

2. Why is Sheba's affair considered so scandalous?
(a) The boy is friends with her husband.
(b) The boy is underage.
(c) The boy has Down's Syndrome.
(d) The boy is her cousin.

3. What does Steven tell Sheba about her voice?
(a) She should be on television.
(b) She should sing an opera.
(c) Her voice is too scratchy for him to understand.
(d) She should have her voice box removed.

4. Who is Lila?
(a) Ben's girlfriend.
(b) Sheba's sister.
(c) An old friend of Sheba's parents whose house is used as a meeting place for Ben and Sheba.
(d) Richard's new girlfriend who is helping Richard with the children.

5. In the foreword, where does Barbara say that Eddie and his family are currently staying?
(a) New York.
(b) New Dehli.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Dublin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Polly not participating in Sheba and Ben's visits?

2. Why is Steven in special needs classes?

3. Why does seeing Sheba with Sue Hodges bother Barbara in Chapter 2?

4. What is written on the gift left for Sheba in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

(see the answer key)

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