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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Sheba actually seem to feel remorse, as told by Barbara in the foreword?
(a) She is sorry that she cannot teach anymore.
(b) She is sorry that she was found out.
(c) She is sorry that Barbara got hurt.
(d) She is sorry that she did not marry the boy.

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

3. Why does Barbara believe she is the most qualified to tell Sheba's story?
(a) She believes she has been Sheba's closest confidant and has witnessed the affair first-hand.
(b) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.
(c) Barbara has been friends with Richard for over twenty years and knows the details of their marriage intimately.
(d) She is actually Barbara's half-sister.

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

5. How does Sheba feel about the gift left for her in Chapter 2?
(a) She is flattered.
(b) She is confused about who left it.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She is angry that there was only one gift.

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. What excuse does Barbara give for not finishing Pabblem's report?

3. Why does Barbara think Pabblem is being so polite to her at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. With whom does Barbara spend her Christmas holiday?

5. Where does Sheba invite Barbara on their way home from lunch in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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