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

2. Where is the book that Barney is seeking?
(a) Nora has borrowed the book.
(b) The book has been replaced.
(c) The book has been "removed".
(d) Another sudent has borrowed the book.

3. Who is Barney named after?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) A famous author.
(c) A comic strip character.
(d) His uncle.

4. What do Barney and Luke claim happened to them over the summer?
(a) They were possessed.
(b) They were recruited by the baseball team.
(c) They were kidnapped.
(d) They were grounded.

5. Who is Hugo Black?
(a) A school janitor.
(b) A participant in the debate.
(c) A Supreme Court Justice
(d) A student in Maggie's class.

6. What would be Griswold's preferred title for the debate?
(a) "Is America Free for All, or Just for Few?"
(b) "Where is Freedom?"
(c) "Is False Freedom Giving True Freedom a Bad Name?"
(d) "Is Undervaluing Freedom Ruining America?"

7. At which university was the speaker Matthew Griswold referred to in his story booed?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Brown.
(d) Princeton.

8. What does Mr. Moore attempt to explain about the racist references in the novel?
(a) That the references are simply a sign of the times.
(b) That the references are all in Mr. McLean's imagination.
(c) That the references really aren't that offensive.
(d) That the references are actually disapproving of racist attitudes.

9. What offends Gordon about the novel, Huckleberry Finn?
(a) The use of the word "nigger" in the novel.
(b) The novel's stereotypical characters.
(c) The novel's sexual content.
(d) The portrayal of women in the novel.

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

11. What does Barney want to do as an adult?
(a) Barney wants to be a librarian.
(b) Barney wants to be a writer.
(c) Barney wants to be a teacher.
(d) Barney wants to be a researcher.

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

13. In 1919, for what crime were who flew red flags, arrested?
(a) Treason.
(b) Communism.
(c) Bad taste.
(d) Disturbing the peace.

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

15. Who does Kate claim truly ruled in America?
(a) Male, white people.
(b) The lobbyists in Washington.
(c) The rich upperclass.
(d) Powerful businessmen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the school the students attend?

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

4. What does Nora say Tocqueville felt Americans truly ruled?

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

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