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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gordon McLean?
(a) The chairman of the P.T.A.
(b) An exchange student from Scotland.
(c) A student who works on the school newspaper.
(d) A student in Nora's class.

2. Who bounces a book off of Kate's head?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Barney.
(c) Luke.
(d) Principal Moore.

3. 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.

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 organization will the lawyer invited to the debate represent?
(a) The Constitutional Rights Foundation.
(b) People For The American Way.
(c) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) Amnesty International.

6. What is Kate's opinion of Huckleberry Finn?
(a) The novel is Kate's favorite.
(b) The novel is misunderstood.
(c) The novel is too difficult to understand.
(d) The novel is racist and sexist.

7. What is the name of the school the students attend?
(a) Lincoln High School
(b) George Mason High School
(c) Fitzgerald High School
(d) Hagstrom High School

8. Where did Deirdre work previous to joining George Mason High School?
(a) The town library.
(b) A pre-school.
(c) A private school for girls.
(d) A bookstore.

9. What is the topic of the book Barney went to the library to find?
(a) Banned books.
(b) Human rights.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Newspaper publishing,

10. How did Kate learn about what happened to Mrs. Salters?
(a) From the local newspaper.
(b) From Principal Moore.
(c) From Mrs. Baines.
(d) From her mother.

11. Who is Kent Dickenson?
(a) The school superintendant.
(b) A teacher at the school.
(c) The father of a student in Nora's class.
(d) The debater from The American Civil Liberties Union.

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

13. Why did Mrs. Salter become frustrated by her job?
(a) Mrs. Salter became tired of explaining why certain books were no longer unavailable.
(b) Mrs. Salter was told to remove books from the library on a daily basis.
(c) There were not enough books in the library.
(d) Students never returned books by their due dates.

14. What did the school founder George Mason claim?
(a) That freedom of the press was vital.
(b) That money makes the world go 'round.
(c) That freedom of speech is a luxury.
(d) That children should be seen and not heard.

15. When he can't find the book that he wants, what does Deirdre offer Barney?
(a) An audio version.
(b) To buy another copy.
(c) To borrow a copy from another school.
(d) Her own private copy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is supposed to happen when complaints are made about books in the school library?

2. For what purpose does Barney suggest finding Mrs. Salter?

3. Who is Kate Stevens?

4. What does Nora suggest the students use instead of "he" or "she" to refer to authors?

5. What does Barney say about his parents?

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