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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 excuse does Steven give his parents for leaving Maldon early?
2. What news do Richard and Sheba get from Polly's boarding school?
3. What does Barbara tell Sheba initially about her conversation with Bangs?
4. What does Barbara do in Chapter 12 that creeps Sheba out?
5. In what way does Barbara tell Sheba she has suffered as well in Chapter 16?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why does Barbara feel that she cannot yet truly count on Sheba as a friend in Chapter 10?
3. Why is Barbara so upset with Sheba at the end of Chapter 12 when Sheba leaves to go see Steven?
4. Describe the confrontation between Sheba, Richard, and Mrs. Connelly in Chapter 15.
5. Describe the incident at the restaurant on the way home from picking Polly up from Brighton.
6. Why, do you think, is Barbara's manuscript such a shock for Sheba?
7. Why is Barbara angry when she leaves the fireworks?
8. Why is Barbara so excited about going to lunch with Bangs?
9. Sheba locks herself in her room for forty-eight hours after finding Barbara's manuscript. Why do you think Sheba feels so betrayed?
10. Why is Barbara depressed at the beginning of Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine Barbara Covett's motivation for telling Sheba's story in "Notes on a Scandal." What does she say her motivations are? What do they actually appear to be? Use specific examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Barbara's view of Steven and Sheba's affair with the media's view (as portrayed by Barbara). How do they view the affair differently? On whom do they each lay the blame?
Essay Topic 3
Write a compare/contrast essay analyzing Sheba and Barbara. How are they both similar? What are their major differences?
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