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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the man in front of Barbara at the grocery store in Chapter 6 get so angry with her?
(a) She accidently hit him with her shopping cart.
(b) She was talking on her phone in line.
(c) Her groceries were accidently included with his.
(d) She got in line in front of him.

2. Why does Barbara believe she is the most qualified to tell Sheba's story?
(a) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.
(b) She believes she has been Sheba's closest confidant and has witnessed the affair first-hand.
(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.

3. What does Barbara point out as being ironic at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Barbara's affair with Sheba when Sheba was actually pursuing Steven.
(b) Steven's interest in pottery because Sheba was a pottery teacher.
(c) Steven's relationship with a student while Sheba was pursuing him.
(d) Sheba's involvement with a minor when Barbara was so concerned about Sheba's friendship with Sue.

4. What name does one of the boys call Sheba when they are play fighting after detention?
(a) Ugly goose.
(b) Silly cow.
(c) Skinny ant.
(d) Fat slob.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What description of Sheba swims into Barbara's mind at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What does Elaine Clifford tell the other teachers about Sheba's teaching?

3. In the foreword, where does Barbara say that Eddie and his family are currently staying?

4. For what is Sheba's father famous?

5. How does the "Daily Mirror" describe Sheba in the foreword?

(see the answer key)

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