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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Sheba's name short for?
(a) Bathsheba.
(b) Queen of Sheba.
(c) Shebalithia.
(d) Marysheba.

3. Why does Mrs. Connelly write a letter to the "Evening Standard?"
(a) She wants to blame her son for his actions.
(b) She wants to blame the school for not noticing the affair.
(c) She wants to warn others about Steven.
(d) She is offended by a piece they wrote about Steven and Sheba.

4. What do Marjorie and Dave do on Christmas Day?
(a) Visit Barbara's mother.
(b) Go to the seaside.
(c) Attend a concert in Scotland.
(d) Volunteer at a soup kitchen.

5. What does Samuels compare Sheba's classroom to?
(a) The Stupids Step Out.
(b) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(c) Lord of the Flies.
(d) The Vampire Diaries.

6. What reason does Steven give for not being nice to Sheba?
(a) He did not like the way she treated him in detention.
(b) He forgot who she is.
(c) The other boys will think he is a sissy.
(d) He does not like her anymore.

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

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

9. What aspect of their relationship, according to Barbara, especially fascinated the press?
(a) Steven's other girlfriend.
(b) Their outside meetings.
(c) Their meetings at Steven's home.
(d) Sheba's continued relationship with Richard.

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

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

12. What is Steven drawing when Sheba first encounters him?
(a) He is copying an illustration in a comic book.
(b) He is drawing Ms. Covett.
(c) He is copying an illustration from a department store ad.
(d) He is drawing one of the female students.

13. What does Steven tell Sheba about her voice?
(a) She should sing an opera.
(b) She should have her voice box removed.
(c) She should be on television.
(d) Her voice is too scratchy for him to understand.

14. Where are Sheba and Barbara staying as the foreword begins?
(a) Richard's cottage.
(b) Barbara's flat.
(c) Sheba's flat.
(d) Eddie's home.

15. During the foreword, what does Barbara say that she believes most led to Sheba and Richard's break-up?
(a) The media.
(b) The money difficulties.
(c) The affair.
(d) The children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steven's father do for a living?

2. What does Sheba initially tell Barbara about Steven?

3. Why does Sheba cry when teaching her class?

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

5. How do Barbara and Sheba know each other?

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