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

2. What does Barbara do in Chapter 12 that creeps Sheba out?
(a) She rubs Sheba's arm.
(b) She tries to kiss Sheba.
(c) She calls Steven.
(d) She admits her crush on Bangs.

3. Why is Sheba so upset in December?
(a) Barbara has been ignoring her.
(b) She feels that Steven is losing interest in her.
(c) She is worried that Pabblem knows about her affair.
(d) Richard is ill.

4. Where does Richard want to purchase real estate?
(a) The West Side.
(b) The Northern Circle.
(c) The East End.
(d) The Southern Valley.

5. Why is Barbara disappointed over the summer months?
(a) Barbara's mother cannot visit over the summer.
(b) Her summer school assignment is canceled.
(c) Six weeks go by before Sheba contacts her.
(d) She has not heard from Bangs all summer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What excuse does Steven give his parents for leaving Maldon early?

3. With whom does Barbara spend Guy Fawkes Day?

4. What does Sheba first accuse Barbara of doing when she finds the manuscript?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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