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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steven do outside before Sheba leaves in Chapter 4?
(a) He tries to kiss her.
(b) He fights with Jackie over Sheba.
(c) He hits her.
(d) He calls his mother.

2. What does Sheba speak to Barbara about in her studio after their dinner?
(a) The situation involving Steven.
(b) Richard's concern for Sheba's safety at school.
(c) Her problems with Polly.
(d) Her discipline problems at school.

3. During the foreword, what does Barbara say that she believes most led to Sheba and Richard's break-up?
(a) The children.
(b) The media.
(c) The affair.
(d) The money difficulties.

4. What does Barbara consider to be Steven and Sheba's biggest problem at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) When to meet.
(b) How to tell Steven's mother.
(c) Where to meet.
(d) How to hide the affair from Richard.

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 take Ben to the movies.
(c) To see her old school friend Caitlin.
(d) To have dinner with Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elaine Clifford tell the other teachers about Sheba's teaching?

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. What does Steven tell Sheba about her voice?

5. Why is Sheba's affair considered so scandalous?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sheba describes her first physical encounter with Steven, how does she describe his scent to Barbara?

2. Compare and contrast Barbara's view of the affair in Chapter 7 with Sheba's view.

3. What happens when Sheba is shopping on Oxford Street in Chapter 7? Why is this significant?

4. Why does Barbara state that she is telling Sheba's story?

5. What difficulties does Sheba have when she first begins teaching?

6. Why does Barbara feel better than the angry man at the grocery store at the end of Chapter 6?

7. Why is Barbara so irritated when Sheba acts as though she were a victim in the situation?

8. In Chapter 6, why does Barbara give the last Friday in March a gold star?

9. Describe Barbara's overall attitude towards Pabblem.

10. Why does Sheba thank Barbara at the end of Chapter 3?

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