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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sheba do to Steven when he comes to see her at her studio at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) She shuts the door in his face.
(b) She introduces him to Barbara.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She hides from him.

2. What does Barbara think would have prevented Sheba's relationship with Steven?
(a) Sheba teaching at a different school.
(b) Sheba becoming friends with Barbara sooner.
(c) Transferring Steven to another school.
(d) Barbara telling Richard about Steven.

3. Where does Sheba invite Barbara on their way home from lunch in Chapter 6?
(a) To get dessert at the new ice cream shop.
(b) To go shopping for new shoes.
(c) To a movie that evening.
(d) To dinner at her home on Sunday.

4. What does Steven compare Sheba to when she wears makeup to their visit?
(a) A zombie.
(b) A clown.
(c) A model.
(d) An older beauty queen.

5. What has Sheba been hired to teach at St. George's?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Creative writing.
(c) Literature.
(d) Painting.

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

7. How does Steven tease Sheba when she tells him not to tell anyone about the affair?
(a) There is no affair to talk about.
(b) He already called Barbara with the news.
(c) He says he has told no one except his friends.
(d) He has already told Pabblem.

8. Why does the staff at St. George's think that Sheba is becoming a better teacher?
(a) Several of her students have won scholarships.
(b) She has become more friendly with Pabblem.
(c) She is running Homework Club and volunteering to tutor before school.
(d) She is dressing more conservatively and has better control over her students.

9. With whom does Barbara spend her Christmas holiday?
(a) Sheba and her family.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister and brother-in-law.
(d) Bangs.

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

11. What does Steven's father do for a living?
(a) He is a plumber.
(b) He is a cab driver.
(c) He is a firefighter.
(d) He is an architect.

12. What reason does Sheba give Barbara for going to see Steven in Chapter 5?
(a) She wants to work with Steven on his art.
(b) She wants to tell Steven she loves him.
(c) She wants to ask Steven to run away with her.
(d) She wants to make it clear to Steven that their relationship cannot continue.

13. How does the "Mail" describe Steven in Chapter 2?
(a) Dark and handsome.
(b) Smart and sassy.
(c) Young and tasteful.
(d) Glowering and exotic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard insist that Sheba spend her visits with Ben?

2. Why does Barbara give the last Friday of March a gold star?

3. What name does one of the boys call Sheba when they are play fighting after detention?

4. Why does Sheba refuse to plead guilty in court?

5. How long have Barbara and Sheba known each other at the end of the foreword?

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