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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 Sheba not break off the relationship in Chapter 10?
(a) She is afraid of hurting Steven.
(b) She is afraid of Steven telling Richard.
(c) Barbara has threatened to tell Bangs if she breaks it off.
(d) She thought it was silly to end it over something so small.

2. Why is Sheba hysterical in her voice message to Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Pabblem wants to see her for a meeting.
(b) Steven has been hurt in an accident.
(c) Richard has found out about the affair.
(d) She has been fired.

3. What response does Steven give when Sheba asks him about his past romantic encounters?
(a) He was once with someone older than Sheba.
(b) He did not want to talk about it.
(c) He has not been with anyone else.
(d) He has been with five other girls.

4. What tragedy does Barbara have to face at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Her mother dies.
(b) She must reveal her illness to Sheba.
(c) She must have surgery on her hip.
(d) She has to put Portia to sleep.

5. Where does Sheba tell her family she is going when she leaves to meet Steven in Chapter 10?
(a) She is going shopping at the West End.
(b) She is going to the cafe to grab some coffee.
(c) She is going to the library to pick up some art books.
(d) She is going to visit Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Barbara disappointed over the summer months?

2. Who does Barbara see Sheba talking to at the fireworks?

3. What news do Richard and Sheba get from Polly's boarding school?

4. What does Barbara bring Sheba in Chapter 9 to help her fill her time?

5. What does Barbara believe is causing Polly's behavior?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance for Barbara of seeing Sheba and Steven at the fireworks talking to each other?

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

4. Describe the incident at the restaurant on the way home from picking Polly up from Brighton.

5. Sheba locks herself in her room for forty-eight hours after finding Barbara's manuscript. Why do you think Sheba feels so betrayed?

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

7. Why are Sheba's remarks about Richard's feelings towards Barbara so hurtful?

8. Why, do you think, is Barbara's manuscript such a shock for Sheba?

9. 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?

10. Describe the mood when Sheba goes to Steven's house.

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