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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. How does Sheba claim to feel about Richard while the affair is going on?
(a) She is angry that she is married to him.
(b) She hates him for driving her to the affair.
(c) She still loves him.
(d) She feels sorry for him.

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara consider to be Steven and Sheba's biggest problem at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. What reason does Sheba give Barbara for going to see Steven in Chapter 5?

3. What affect does Sheba claim the affair is having on her marriage to Richard?

4. Why is Sheba so upset when she goes to see Ben in Chapter 8?

5. What news does Sue give to Sheba and Barbara?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it ironic at the end of Chapter 5 when Sheba wishes she could share her evening's adventures with her husband?

2. What problems does Sheba associate with having married Richard so young?

3. Why does Barbara think it is ironic that she is agonizing over Sheba's friendship with Sue while Sheba is considering having an affair?

4. What reason does Barbara suspect Richard has for wanting Sheba to visit Ben at the Beckwiths' home?

5. According to Barbara, what sort of students attend St. George's?

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

7. Why is Barbara so disgusted when Sheba befriends Sue Hodge?

8. What does Sheba first think of Steven when he comes to see her with his sketchbooks?

9. What does Steven's note to Sheba say, and what are her thoughts about it?

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

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