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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jackie do when he comes up to Sheba's desk during detention?
(a) He tries to look down her shirt.
(b) He curses at her.
(c) He tries to kiss her.
(d) He asks her for her autograph.

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

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

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

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

6. What excuse does Barbara give for not finishing Pabblem's report?
(a) Her cat's death.
(b) Her car broke down.
(c) She forgot her notes at school.
(d) A family problem.

7. 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 make it clear to Steven that their relationship cannot continue.
(d) She wants to ask Steven to run away with her.

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

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

10. In the foreword, where does Barbara say that Eddie and his family are currently staying?
(a) New Dehli.
(b) New York.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Berlin.

11. What is Richard's profession?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Lawyer.

12. Where do Sheba and Steven begin their physical relationship?
(a) At Barbara's house, on her porch.
(b) At Steven's house, on the floor beside the bed.
(c) At school, in the courtyard under the oak tree.
(d) In her pottery studio, behind the kiln.

13. For what is Sheba's father famous?
(a) Economics.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Fashion design.
(d) Fiction writing.

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

15. What is Steven's father interested in?
(a) Classical opera.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. After their conversation about his behavior with Jackie, what does Steven do?

2. What description of Sheba swims into Barbara's mind at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. From where is Sheba getting her money now that she is no longer working?

4. Why does Barbara think Pabblem is being so polite to her at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. Why is Steven unable to take Sheba's pottery class?

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