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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sheba have to go to Scotland in Chapter 14?
(a) Barbara has to visit family there and wants Sheba to come.
(b) Richard is ill and has been hospitalized there.
(c) Steven has gone to stay there.
(d) Polly ran away to her grandmother's house.

2. Why does Barbara feel guilty at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) She told the school's headmaster about Sheba.
(b) She spoke to Bangs about Sheba and Steven.
(c) She stayed home from school to spend time with Sheba.
(d) She canceled plans with Sheba and Richard.

3. What does Pabblem want Barbara to write about?
(a) How to improve test scores.
(b) How to improve discipline on future field trips.
(c) How to encourage students to participate in after-school activities.
(d) How to increase school attendance.

4. After their conversation about his behavior with Jackie, what does Steven do?
(a) Helps Sheba clean her studio.
(b) Asks Barbara for advice about Sheba.
(c) Tells Sheba that he cannot see her again.
(d) Walks Sheba home.

5. Why does Barbara think Pabblem is being so polite to her at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Pabblem must think she looks attractive.
(b) Pabblem must have had a nice weekend.
(c) Pabblem has some extra classes he wants her to teach.
(d) She is about to be in trouble over something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Polly refuse to eat the food that Richard has gotten her?

2. Who joins Sheba and Richard for Christmas?

3. When Sheba encounters Steven after school in Chapter 4, what does he tell her?

4. With whom does Barbara spend her Christmas holiday?

5. What is Polly accused of doing at boarding school?

(see the answer key)

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