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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nora, how did Principal Moore deal with controversial books?
(a) He would let the P.T.A. decide what to do.
(b) He would ask Mrs. Salter to remove them from the library.
(c) He would encourage students to read them.
(d) He would tear out the pages with offensive content.

2. How does Nora describe the words like "clergyperson" and "policeperson"?
(a) As perfectly acceptable words.
(b) As deformities of language.
(c) As slang in the age of political correctness.
(d) As examples of the flexibility of language.

3. According to Nora Baines, what or who had been a victim of assaults in the previous school year?
(a) The school mascot.
(b) Members of the glee club.
(c) Library books.
(d) The chairs in the cafeteria.

4. What does Mr. McLean do when he arrives for his meeting with Mr. Moore?
(a) He asks that Nora join the meeting.
(b) He reads passages from the novel.
(c) He tears pages out of a copy of the novel.
(d) He stares in surprise at the portraits on the wall.

5. What does Carl McLean demand?
(a) That the book be removed from the school.
(b) The Nora be fired.
(c) That his son be transferred to another school.
(d) That the library be closed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Moore notice about the guest speakers whose photos hang on his wall?

2. In a class discussion, what does Kate note about authors?

3. Which of the following describes Deidre Fitzgerald?

4. What action does Gordon take after reading Huckleberry Finn?

5. What word does Kate use to describe sexism and racism?

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