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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 Sheba tell Barbara about Steven after the fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night?
(a) They are having an affair.
(b) Steven is quitting school.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) Steven has been stalking her.

2. Why does Barbara feel guilty at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) She spoke to Bangs about Sheba and Steven.
(b) She canceled plans with Sheba and Richard.
(c) She stayed home from school to spend time with Sheba.
(d) She told the school's headmaster about Sheba.

3. How does Sheba justify Steven's moodiness when she goes to his house?
(a) He is a teenager.
(b) He is worried about someone finding out about the affair.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) He has missed her over the break.

4. Why does Mrs. Connolly come to Sheba and Richard's home?
(a) Mrs. Connolly would like to thank Sheba for helping Steven with his work.
(b) Steven needs help with his homework.
(c) Mrs. Connolly thinks that Barbara is abusing Steven.
(d) Mrs. Connolly received a call from school and Steven confessed everything.

5. What does Barbara bring Sheba in Chapter 9 to help her fill her time?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Clay.
(c) Videos.
(d) Records.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Barbara concerned that Sheba may not be able to travel far?

2. What is wrong with Barbara's cat Portia in Chapter 13?

3. Why is Sheba so upset in December?

4. Where does Sheba tell her family she is going when she leaves to meet Steven in Chapter 10?

5. Why does Barbara think that Pabblem is calling her into his office in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Barbara so terrified to tell Sheba the truth about her conversation with Bangs, and what does she tell her instead?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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