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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kate Stevens?
(a) A student teacher.
(b) Barney's sister.
(c) The school librarian.
(d) A student at the school.

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

3. In Matthew's story, what was the topic of the speaker's speech?
(a) The miracles of the mind.
(b) The essence of the soul.
(c) The mysteries of the universe.
(d) The marvels of the body.

4. What does Deirdre wonder about Barney as she watches him look through the card catalog?
(a) Whether he is intelligent.
(b) Whether he is lost.
(c) Whether he is shy.
(d) Whether he is a bully.

5. What did de Tocqueville fear was lost in an effort by Americans to assimilate?
(a) Culture.
(b) Traditions.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Freedoms.

6. Which of the following authors is mentioned as having been attacked in the past?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Kurt Vonnegut.
(d) Charles Dickens.

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

8. Who is Mrs. Salters?
(a) The school's former history teacher.
(b) The school's former music teacher.
(c) The school's former librarian.
(d) The school's former principal.

9. According to Griswold, who has the right to participate in the activities of pubic school systems?
(a) Members of the Parent Teacher Association.
(b) Any taxpayer.
(c) Anyone with a driver's licence.
(d) Students.

10. What is supposed to happen when complaints are made about books in the school library?
(a) The complaints should be ignored.
(b) The books should be banned immediately.
(c) A book review procedure should take place.
(d) The complaints should be submitted to the school board.

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

12. What nickname do Barney and Luke have for their principal?
(a) Mr. Say-no-Moore.
(b) Monster Mike.
(c) Mighty Mike.
(d) Moore the Bore.

13. Which of the following describes Deidre Fitzgerald?
(a) A tall, slender woman with a kind voice.
(b) A petite, fashionable woman.
(c) A short, heavy-set woman with glasses.
(d) An elderly woman with short hair.

14. Where do Deirdre and Nora discuss the truth behind what happened to Mrs. Salter?
(a) At a fast food joint.
(b) In the teachers' lounge.
(c) In the school library.
(d) At a coffeeshop.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Carl suggest should be photographed to balance out the wall of photos?

3. Why does Griswold believe high school students should not be allowed to have free choice?

4. What does Barney ask Kate to make her call him crude before walking away?

5. What does Barney want to do as an adult?

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