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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. Why does Barbara panic when Sheba tells her that Eddie and his family are returning from India soon?
(a) Eddie is not speaking to Sheba because of the scandal.
(b) They will not have a place to stay.
(c) Barbara and Eddie do not get along.
(d) Eddie will take Sheba away with him.

2. What does Sheba do immediately after her fight with Barbara over the manuscript?
(a) She locks herself in her room.
(b) She begs Steven to come back to her.
(c) She calls her mother.
(d) She leaves to go back to Richard's.

3. What is wrong with Barbara's cat Portia in Chapter 13?
(a) She is very ill.
(b) She ran away.
(c) She was stolen.
(d) She broke her leg.

4. In Chapter 14, what reason does Sheba's mother give to Sheba for Polly running away?
(a) Polly wants to be with her boyfriend.
(b) Polly suspects Sheba of having an affair.
(c) Polly is in love with Steven.
(d) Polly hates Barbara.

5. How does Barbara injure her hip?
(a) She is hit by a car outside of Sheba's house.
(b) She hits it against Sheba's pottery wheel.
(c) She is kicked in the hip by Steven.
(d) She falls down Sheba's steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara's first instinct tell her to do when she learns of the affair?

2. What does Barbara tell Bangs about Sheba back at his flat?

3. What does Sheba first notice about Steven's mother's kitchen?

4. Why is Sheba irritated with Steven at the end of Chapter 10?

5. Who comes over to Sheba's home for dinner for Guy Fawkes Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Barbara give to Sheba when Sheba is hysterical over being called into Pabblem's office at the beginning of Chapter 15? Why does she give this advice?

2. Describe Marjorie and Dave's attitudes towards Sheba.

3. What lesson does Sheba relate to Barbara that she learned from her mother about parenting?

4. Why is Barbara depressed at the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. Why is Barbara angry when she leaves the fireworks?

6. Why is Barbara so excited about going to lunch with Bangs?

7. What does Polly's guidance counselor say is the cause of her behavior, and how does Barbara feel about that diagnosis?

8. Describe Barbara's physical condition in the beginning of Chapter 14. Why is her health suffering in this way?

9. In what way does Barbara believe her relationship to Sheba is similar to a marriage?

10. Why does Barbara not tell Sheba that Sue is spreading rumors about the two of them?

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