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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 Marjorie and Dave do on Christmas Day?
2. How does Sheba claim to feel about Richard while the affair is going on?
3. Why does the man in front of Barbara at the grocery store in Chapter 6 get so angry with her?
4. What does Barbara suggest Sheba do with her pottery?
5. Why does Barbara give the last Friday of March a gold star?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sheba thank Barbara at the end of Chapter 3?
2. Describe Barbara's preparations for dinner at Sheba's. How is Barbara feeling? What does she do to prepare?
3. Why do the women teachers at St. George's begin to think that Sheba is "stuck up?"
4. What difficulties does Sheba have when she first begins teaching?
5. Why is Barbara concerned about the living situation that she and Sheba have at the beginning of the book?
6. What exactly does Sheba tell Barbara about her relationship with Steven after dinner? How does Barbara respond?
7. Why does Pabblem wish to see Barbara at the beginning of Chapter 4?
8. What reason does Barbara suspect Richard has for wanting Sheba to visit Ben at the Beckwiths' home?
9. What changes seem to come over Sheba when she ignores Steven for a week in Chapter 5?
10. When Barbara interviews Megan, what does this tell you about her growing place and influence in Sheba's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a compare/contrast essay analyzing Sheba and Barbara. How are they both similar? What are their major differences?
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
Examine and analyze the theme of lust in "Notes on a Scandal." What characters are driven by lust in the traditional sense? Which characters are driven by a sort of lust in an untraditional sense? What impact does lust have on the overall conflict of the novel?
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