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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following books is on the reading list for Nora's class?
(a) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
(d) The Hobbit.

2. Why does Griswold believe high school students should not be allowed to have free choice?
(a) Students are too selfish.
(b) Students are not able to think clearly.
(c) Students lack common sense.
(d) Students are not ready for such degrees of freedom.

3. What does Barney state that no one should have the right to do?
(a) Criticize the words authors choose to use.
(b) Scrutinize another person's book selections.
(c) Stop someone else from reading a specific book.
(d) Force a person to read a book.

4. What does Mr. Moore consider searching the school for before Mr. McLean arrives?
(a) A more comfortable chair for his office.
(b) A copy of "Huckleberry Finn".
(c) Deirdre, so she can join the meeting.
(d) An image of Martin Luther King.

5. At Deidre's former place of employment, who was responsible for choosing the books?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A committee of local citizens.
(c) The headmistress.
(d) Deirdre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Griswold make about the Supreme Court upholding the separation of Church and state?

2. What does Nora anticipate will happen at the school over the "Huckleberry Finn" issue?

3. What does Moore ask Deirdre to do with the library's copies of Huckleberry Finn?

4. At which university was the speaker Matthew Griswold referred to in his story booed?

5. How does Principal Moore try to convince Deirdre to remove the books from the library?

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