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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sheba claim to feel about Richard while the affair is going on?
(a) She still loves him.
(b) She hates him for driving her to the affair.
(c) She is angry that she is married to him.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

2. What do the students call the Homework Club, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Bookroom.
(b) Haitch Cee.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Free period.

3. Who is Jennifer Dodd?
(a) Sheba's mentor.
(b) The former headmaster of the school.
(c) Barbara's former best friend.
(d) A former student of Barbara's.

4. What affect does Sheba claim the affair is having on her marriage to Richard?
(a) She is angry that he isn't younger.
(b) Richard has been jealous.
(c) It is making her more affectionate towards him.
(d) Richard is suspicious.

5. What promise does Barbara make to Sheba before she leaves to go home for the night?
(a) To call Steven's mother right away.
(b) To resign in the morning.
(c) To not tell anyone else about Steven.
(d) To tell Richard everything.

6. After Sheba ignores him, what does Steven's note to her say?
(a) To allow him to visit her at her studio.
(b) To stop calling his house.
(c) To meet him at Hampstead Heath.
(d) To change his grade or he would go to Pabblem.

7. What surprises Barbara about Richard when she first sees him?
(a) His height.
(b) His demeanor.
(c) His weight.
(d) His age.

8. When Sheba encounters Steven after school in Chapter 4, what does he tell her?
(a) That he really likes her.
(b) That he cannot see her anymore.
(c) That he is going to take her class.
(d) That he has more sketches for her to look at.

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

10. For what is Sheba's father famous?
(a) Fashion design.
(b) Fiction writing.
(c) Economics.
(d) Pottery.

11. What reason does Steven give for first coming to see Sheba after school in Chapter 3?
(a) He needs a ride home from school.
(b) He has offered to help clean her studio.
(c) He has several drawings he wants to show her.
(d) He needs help with his math homework.

12. Why does Sheba refuse to plead guilty in court?
(a) She does not feel that she has done anything indecent.
(b) She is hoping that the charges will be dropped.
(c) She did not have an affair.
(d) She did not kill anyone.

13. What does Barbara think about the impact of the affair on Steven?
(a) Steven is still in love with Sheba.
(b) Steven had a good time and is fine.
(c) Steven is emotionally scarred and will need therapy.
(d) Steven is angry and bitter towards women.

14. Instead of being seen as a pure villain, Barbara is concerned that Sheba is seen as what by the public?
(a) A joke.
(b) A desperate spinster.
(c) A mentally ill woman.
(d) An emotional cripple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does one of the boys call Sheba when they are play fighting after detention?

2. How does Barbara first meet Sheba?

3. What is Sheba's name short for?

4. Why is Sheba so upset when she goes to see Ben in Chapter 8?

5. Why is Steven in special needs classes?

(see the answer keys)

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