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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 the man in front of Barbara at the grocery store in Chapter 6 get so angry with her?
2. Where does Sheba invite Barbara on their way home from lunch in Chapter 6?
3. What name does one of the boys call Sheba when they are play fighting after detention?
4. What does Samuels compare Sheba's classroom to?
5. Why do Sheba and Steven have problems meeting outside in early April?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the women teachers at St. George's begin to think that Sheba is "stuck up?"
2. What does Steven do in Homework Club that is upsetting to Sheba?
3. Why does Barbara state that she is telling Sheba's story?
4. Describe Sheba's appearance when Barbara first sees her.
5. Why is Barbara concerned about the living situation that she and Sheba have at the beginning of the book?
6. What does Steven's note to Sheba say, and what are her thoughts about it?
7. Why is it ironic at the end of Chapter 5 when Sheba wishes she could share her evening's adventures with her husband?
8. According to Barbara, what sort of students attend St. George's?
9. Are Sheba and Steven enjoying the 'dangerous' aspect of their affair? Do you believe that they are enjoying the possibility of being caught?
10. What does Sheba first think of Steven when he comes to see her with his sketchbooks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a compare/contrast essay analyzing Sheba and Barbara. How are they both similar? What are their major differences?
Essay Topic 2
Whose story is "Notes on a Scandal?" Is it Sheba's, or Barbara's? Use details from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Examine and analyze the theme of lust in "Notes on a Scandal." What characters are driven by lust in the traditional sense? Which characters are driven by a sort of lust in an untraditional sense? What impact does lust have on the overall conflict of the novel?
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