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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. What do the students call the Homework Club, as described in Chapter 2?
2. What does Barbara think about the impact of the affair on Steven?
3. What does Steven do outside before Sheba leaves in Chapter 4?
4. What reason does Steven give for not being nice to Sheba?
5. What does Steven's mother do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, why does Barbara give the last Friday in March a gold star?
2. Why do the women teachers at St. George's begin to think that Sheba is "stuck up?"
3. Are Sheba and Steven enjoying the 'dangerous' aspect of their affair? Do you believe that they are enjoying the possibility of being caught?
4. Why do Steven and Sheba seem to have such a difficult time figuring out places to meet?
5. Why does Sheba thank Barbara at the end of Chapter 3?
6. What changes seem to come over Sheba when she ignores Steven for a week in Chapter 5?
7. What does Sheba first think of Steven when he comes to see her with his sketchbooks?
8. What does Steven do in Homework Club that is upsetting to Sheba?
9. What shocking news does Sheba call Barbara with in Chapter 8, and why is Sheba so upset by this?
10. Why is Barbara concerned about the living situation that she and Sheba have at the beginning of the book?
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
Whose story is "Notes on a Scandal?" Is it Sheba's, or Barbara's? Use details from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
What impact does the media have on Sheba and her family in "Notes on a Scandal?" Use examples from the text to support your thesis.
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