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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sheba's son attend a private school?
(a) He has emotional problems.
(b) He has behavior problems.
(c) He is academically gifted.
(d) He has Down's Syndrome.

2. Where do Sheba and Steven begin their physical relationship?
(a) At school, in the courtyard under the oak tree.
(b) At Steven's house, on the floor beside the bed.
(c) At Barbara's house, on her porch.
(d) In her pottery studio, behind the kiln.

3. Where does Sheba tell Richard she is going when she leaves to see Steven in Chapter 5?
(a) To take Ben to the movies.
(b) To have dinner with Barbara.
(c) To work at the Homework Club.
(d) To see her old school friend Caitlin.

4. What reason does Richard give for wanting Sheba to meet Ben at a particular place?
(a) It is far away from Steven's home.
(b) It is convenient for him to drop Ben off there.
(c) Ben does not want to go to Sheba's.
(d) He does not want to see Barbara.

5. Who joins Sheba and Richard for Christmas?
(a) Sheba's mother.
(b) Steven's family.
(c) Richard's ex-wife and two daughters.
(d) Pabblem.

6. Why does seeing Sheba with Sue Hodges bother Barbara in Chapter 2?
(a) Sue and Barbara had once been close friends but Sue had rejected Barbara.
(b) Barbara thinks Sue to be very boring and it reminded her of her lost friendship with Jennifer.
(c) Sue was a bully to the other teachers.
(d) Sue had been involved in many affairs at school.

7. Why does Sheba cry when teaching her class?
(a) A student points out her sheer skirt.
(b) A female student spits in her face.
(c) Steven calls her ugly.
(d) The electricity goes out.

8. Why does Barbara give the last Friday of March a gold star?
(a) Sheba and Steven have finally confessed their love for one another.
(b) She believes it to be a turning point in her friendship with Sheba.
(c) She has finally told Richard about the affair.
(d) Barbara receives a promotion at work.

9. Why does Sheba thank Barbara at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Barbara stepped in and helped Sheba deal with a discipline problem.
(b) Barbara talked to Pabblem about Steven's interest in Sheba.
(c) Barbara gave Steven a note for Sheba.
(d) Barbara gave Sheba a ride home.

10. Why does Richard say he is concerned with Sheba taking Ben for visits?
(a) She forgot to visit Ben when she said she would.
(b) She took him for tea and did not tell anyone where she was going.
(c) She told Ben lies about Richard.
(d) She was late picking Ben up.

11. What does Sheba convince Steven to eat for the first time at the Indian restaurant?
(a) Goat.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Feta.
(d) Duck.

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

13. What happens between the two female students that Sheba is supervising in Chapter 2?
(a) They are caught smoking.
(b) They sneak out of class.
(c) They get into a fight.
(d) They throw food at Sheba.

14. What does Steven's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She is a cab driver.
(d) She is a doctor.

15. Why is Polly not participating in Sheba and Ben's visits?
(a) Polly has run away again.
(b) She does not want to see Ben.
(c) Richard will not allow it.
(d) She does not want to see Sheba.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pabblem want Barbara to write about?

3. What does Sheba initially tell Barbara about Steven?

4. What is written on the gift left for Sheba in Chapter 2?

5. What reason does Steven give for first coming to see Sheba after school in Chapter 3?

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