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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 allow him to visit her at her studio.
(c) To stop calling his house.
(d) To meet him at Hampstead Heath.

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

3. What is written on the gift left for Sheba in Chapter 2?
(a) Beautiful girl.
(b) Mean teacher.
(c) Foxy lady.
(d) Great helper.

4. 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) Sheba's involvement with a minor when Barbara was so concerned about Sheba's friendship with Sue.
(c) Steven's interest in pottery because Sheba was a pottery teacher.
(d) Barbara's affair with Sheba when Sheba was actually pursuing Steven.

5. 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 see her old school friend Caitlin.
(d) To take Ben to the movies.

6. What does Barbara call Richard at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Arrogant fool.
(b) Selfish twit.
(c) Pompous bastard.
(d) Ignorant imbecile.

7. What does Pabblem want Barbara to write about?
(a) How to encourage students to participate in after-school activities.
(b) How to improve discipline on future field trips.
(c) How to increase school attendance.
(d) How to improve test scores.

8. How long have Barbara and Sheba known each other at the end of the foreword?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two and a half years.
(c) Three months.
(d) Eighteen months.

9. Where is Sheba teaching?
(a) St. Matthew's.
(b) St. George's.
(c) St. Augustine's.
(d) St. Xavier's.

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

11. What gift does Sheba find in her mailbox in Chapter 2?
(a) A CD.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A drawing.
(d) A necklace.

12. Why does Barbara believe she is the most qualified to tell Sheba's story?
(a) She is actually Barbara's half-sister.
(b) She knows Steven personally and has watched him grow up.
(c) She believes she has been Sheba's closest confidant and has witnessed the affair first-hand.
(d) Barbara has been friends with Richard for over twenty years and knows the details of their marriage intimately.

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

14. What affect does Sheba claim the affair is having on her marriage to Richard?
(a) She is angry that he isn't younger.
(b) Richard is suspicious.
(c) It is making her more affectionate towards him.
(d) Richard has been jealous.

15. Why does Sheba refuse to plead guilty in court?
(a) She did not kill anyone.
(b) She does not feel that she has done anything indecent.
(c) She did not have an affair.
(d) She is hoping that the charges will be dropped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara wish to speak to Sheba about at the end of Chapter 1?

2. Why is Sheba frustrated with Richard's reaction when she returns home from visiting Steven the first time?

3. Who is Megan?

4. What aspect of their relationship, according to Barbara, especially fascinated the press?

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

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