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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the students call the Homework Club, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) Purgatory.
(b) Haitch Cee.
(c) Free period.
(d) Bookroom.

2. Why is the lunch hour extended at school at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Graduation day.
(b) Staff portrait day.
(c) Standardized testing day.
(d) Field trip day.

3. Why does Barbara start to bleed at Sheba's home when she arrives for dinner?
(a) She fell on her way to Sheba's home.
(b) Her new sandals are chafing at her ankles.
(c) Portia had scratched her arm before she left.
(d) She scraped her knee under the table.

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

5. 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) Sheba's involvement with a minor when Barbara was so concerned about Sheba's friendship with Sue.
(d) Steven's relationship with a student while Sheba was pursuing him.

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

7. Why is Barbara angry later after looking back on Sheba's initial confession?
(a) Sheba was not telling the whole truth to Barbara.
(b) Sheba did not tell Richard the truth.
(c) Steven had already told Barbara everything.
(d) Sheba had already confessed to Sue.

8. Who is Jennifer Dodd?
(a) A former student of Barbara's.
(b) The former headmaster of the school.
(c) Barbara's former best friend.
(d) Sheba's mentor.

9. Why is Barbara up late writing at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) She could not write earlier because she and Sheba were fighting.
(b) She could not write earlier because she had gone to dinner with Babbs.
(c) She could not write earlier because she had taken Sheba and Ben to a movie.
(d) She had not felt well earlier and was too sick to write.

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

11. 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) Ben does not want to go to Sheba's.
(c) He does not want to see Barbara.
(d) It is convenient for him to drop Ben off there.

12. From where is Sheba getting her money now that she is no longer working?
(a) From her retirement.
(b) From the settlement from Richard's lawsuit.
(c) From Richard.
(d) The Taylor family trust.

13. Instead of being seen as a pure villain, Barbara is concerned that Sheba is seen as what by the public?
(a) An emotional cripple.
(b) A mentally ill woman.
(c) A joke.
(d) A desperate spinster.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Marjorie and Dave do on Christmas Day?

2. Why does Richard say he is concerned with Sheba taking Ben for visits?

3. What promise does Barbara make to Sheba before she leaves to go home for the night?

4. What does Steven compare Sheba to when she wears makeup to their visit?

5. What does Steven's mother do for a living?

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