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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his meeting with Nora, what does Principal Moore say causes teacher burnout?
(a) Coaching too many sports.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Planning too many activities.
(d) Overreaction.

2. What does Nora say Tocqueville felt Americans truly ruled?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The global economy.
(c) The fields of science and technology.
(d) The modern age.

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

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

5. What is the topic of the debate Maggie invites Nora and her class to attend?
(a) Constitutional rights.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Individual freedoms.
(d) Freedom of the press.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Nora passes Gordon in the hall, what does he proclaim?

2. Where is the book that Barney is seeking?

3. Which of the following describes Deidre Fitzgerald?

4. What is Gordon's opinion of Nora after reading Huckleberry Finn?

5. According to Nora Baines, what or who had been a victim of assaults in the previous school year?

(see the answer key)

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