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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 does Barbara ask Mrs. Taylor after Mrs. Taylor tells her she is leaving?
2. What does Sheba tell Barbara that her shared interest with Steven is?
3. What is Polly accused of doing at boarding school?
4. What rumor does Barbara think that Sue is spreading at the beginning of Chapter 10?
5. What does Sheba do immediately after her fight with Barbara over the manuscript?
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. In what way does Barbara believe her relationship to Sheba is similar to a marriage?
3. Why, do you think, is Barbara's manuscript such a shock for Sheba?
4. What does Polly's guidance counselor say is the cause of her behavior, and how does Barbara feel about that diagnosis?
5. Why is Barbara so upset with Sheba at the end of Chapter 12 when Sheba leaves to go see Steven?
6. Why is Barbara so terrified to tell Sheba the truth about her conversation with Bangs, and what does she tell her instead?
7. Describe the mood when Sheba goes to Steven's house.
8. Why are Sheba's remarks about Richard's feelings towards Barbara so hurtful?
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 does Barbara feel that she cannot yet truly count on Sheba as a friend in Chapter 10?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
What role does the family unit play in "Notes on a Scandal?" What impact do "traditional family values" have on the central characters?
Essay Topic 3
What role does revenge play in "Notes on a Scandal"? Consider the different characters in the novel. Who is acting out of revenge, and for what?
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