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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 tell Sheba about her voice?
(a) She should have her voice box removed.
(b) She should sing an opera.
(c) She should be on television.
(d) Her voice is too scratchy for him to understand.

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

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

4. What happens between the two female students that Sheba is supervising in Chapter 2?
(a) They get into a fight.
(b) They are caught smoking.
(c) They sneak out of class.
(d) They throw food at Sheba.

5. What name does one of the boys call Sheba when they are play fighting after detention?
(a) Ugly goose.
(b) Fat slob.
(c) Silly cow.
(d) Skinny ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara think would have prevented Sheba's relationship with Steven?

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

3. What surprises Barbara about Richard when she first sees him?

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

5. What discipline problem occurs during the field trip to St. Alban's?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Steven Connolly's appearance.

4. What changes seem to come over Sheba when she ignores Steven for a week in Chapter 5?

5. What does Steven do in Homework Club that is upsetting to Sheba?

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

7. Describe Barbara's overall attitude towards Pabblem.

8. What shocking news does Sheba call Barbara with in Chapter 8, and why is Sheba so upset by this?

9. What exactly does Sheba tell Barbara about her relationship with Steven after dinner? How does Barbara respond?

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

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