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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. How does Barbara first meet Sheba?

2. What reason does Richard give for wanting Sheba to meet Ben at a particular place?

3. What does Steven tell Sheba about her voice?

4. What does Sheba speak to Barbara about in her studio after their dinner?

5. What do the students call the Homework Club, as described in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pabblem wish to see Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. How does Sheba convince herself that she is innocent in the beginning of the affair?

3. Describe Steven Connolly's appearance.

4. Why is it ironic at the end of Chapter 5 when Sheba wishes she could share her evening's adventures with her husband?

5. What difficulties does Sheba have when she first begins teaching?

6. Why does Sheba thank Barbara at the end of Chapter 3?

7. Why do the women teachers at St. George's begin to think that Sheba is "stuck up?"

8. What does Sheba first think of Steven when he comes to see her with his sketchbooks?

9. What happens when Sheba is shopping on Oxford Street in Chapter 7? Why is this significant?

10. Why is Barbara so irritated when Sheba acts as though she were a victim in the situation?

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

Barbara seems to view Steven as an antagonist in her manuscript. Do you believe her depiction of Steven Connelly is accurate? What is her motivation for painting his character the way she does? What evidence does she cite to support her claims against him?

Essay Topic 3

What role does love play in "Notes on a Scandal?" Who is motivated by love? Is love the major motivating factor for any of the characters? Why or why not?

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