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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 is actually Barbara's half-sister.
(c) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.
(d) Barbara has been friends with Richard for over twenty years and knows the details of their marriage intimately.

3. After Sheba ignores him, what does Steven's note to her say?
(a) To meet him at Hampstead Heath.
(b) To allow him to visit her at her studio.
(c) To change his grade or he would go to Pabblem.
(d) To stop calling his house.

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

5. When Sheba encounters Steven after school in Chapter 4, what does he tell her?
(a) That he is going to take her class.
(b) That he cannot see her anymore.
(c) That he has more sketches for her to look at.
(d) That he really likes her.

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

7. How does the "Daily Mirror" describe Sheba in the foreword?
(a) A "despicable animal."
(b) An "irresponsible educator."
(c) A "pathetic idiot."
(d) A "buxom bombshell."

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

9. About how many times do Sheba and Steven return to Hampstead Heath?
(a) Over a hundred.
(b) At least twenty.
(c) Never.
(d) Once or twice.

10. What does Elaine Clifford tell the other teachers about Sheba's teaching?
(a) She has raised test scores in all of her classes already.
(b) She throws things at the students.
(c) She curses at the students.
(d) She is an excellent pottery teacher.

11. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Steven Connolly.
(b) Sue Hodges.
(c) Barbara Covett.
(d) Sheba Hart.

12. Where does Richard insist that Sheba spend her visits with Ben?
(a) At the Beckwiths' home.
(b) At Barbara's flat.
(c) At the lawyer's office.
(d) At Richard's house.

13. What does Sheba initially tell Barbara about Steven?
(a) He has followed her home and fought with Richard.
(b) He is angry and disruptive in class.
(c) He tried to kiss her and has a crush.
(d) He is needy and his parents are abusive.

14. What does Barbara suggest Sheba do with her pottery?
(a) Give it to Richard as a peace offering.
(b) Destroy it in the studio.
(c) Sell it to department stores.
(d) Donate it to the school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does seeing Sheba with Sue Hodges bother Barbara in Chapter 2?

2. For what is Sheba's father famous?

3. What does Barbara think about the impact of the affair on Steven?

4. Who is Megan?

5. What does Sheba convince Steven to eat for the first time at the Indian restaurant?

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