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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Steven unable to take Sheba's pottery class?
2. Why is the lunch hour extended at school at the beginning of Chapter 6?
3. Why does Barbara start to bleed at Sheba's home when she arrives for dinner?
4. What does Barbara wish to speak to Sheba about at the end of Chapter 1?
5. Who is Lila?
Short Essay Questions
1. What difficulties does Sheba have when she first begins teaching?
2. When Barbara interviews Megan, what does this tell you about her growing place and influence in Sheba's life?
3. Why does Pabblem wish to see Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 4?
4. Describe Sheba's first few weeks at St. George's. How does she interact with the students, and what sort of teacher does she appear to be?
5. Compare and contrast Barbara's view of the affair in Chapter 7 with Sheba's view.
6. Describe Barbara's preparations for dinner at Sheba's. How is Barbara feeling? What does she do to prepare?
7. Describe Barbara's overall attitude towards Pabblem.
8. Describe Steven Connolly's appearance.
9. Why do the women teachers at St. George's begin to think that Sheba is "stuck up?"
10. When Sheba describes her first physical encounter with Steven, how does she describe his scent to Barbara?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Barbara seems to view Steven as an antagonist in her manuscript. Do you believe her depiction of Steven Connelly is accurate? What is her motivation for painting his character the way she does? What evidence does she cite to support her claims against him?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss repression as a recurring theme in "Notes on a Scandal." When are the characters repressed? What feelings are the characters repressing? How does this repression impact their actions and ultimately create the major conflict in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and trace the theme of betrayal in "Notes on a Scandal."
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