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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Luke's comment that they should just take Huck out and shoot him is seen as proof of what by Carl McLean?
(a) That high school students are not mature enough to understand the novel.
(b) That the novel inspired violence.
(c) That young people lack respect.
(d) That white students are insensitive to black issues.

2. What does Lomax say can happen when one group is given the power to censor?
(a) The group can easily lose sight of its goals.
(b) The group can become ineffective with time.
(c) The group can be faced with constant scrutiny.
(d) The group can easily turn on those who appointed it.

3. What organization has also filed a complaint against the book?
(a) Christians for American Schools.
(b) Parents for Moral Schools.
(c) The American Education League.
(d) The Organization for Educational Morality.

4. What does Barney ask Principal Moore about the interview to determine whether it is fit to be published?
(a) Whether his sources are reliable.
(b) Whether it would be offensive to the committee.
(c) Whether there are any spelling mistakes.
(d) Whether it is obscene or libellous.

5. A teacher at the school has filed a complaint against the book for what reason?
(a) Drug and alcohol abuse.
(b) Religious intolerance.
(c) Violence.
(d) Sexism.

6. Who does Reuben Foster tell Principal Moore to share the School Board's decision with?
(a) No one.
(b) The media.
(c) The George Mason faculty.
(d) Nora and Deirdre.

7. What does Barney want printed next to his article?
(a) A photo of Karen Salter.
(b) A photo of Mark Twain.
(c) A photo of Principal Moore.
(d) An illustration of Huckleberry Finn.

8. What book does Kate cite as not possibly offensive to anyone?
(a) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Goodnight, Moon.
(d) Vanity Fair.

9. How does Principal Moore try to convince Deirdre to remove the books from the library?
(a) By offering her a pay raise.
(b) By threatening her job.
(c) By describing it as a kind and compassionate act.
(d) By expressing that it's for the good of the school.

10. Who is Steve Turney?
(a) A member of the School Board.
(b) A student who writes for the school newspaper.
(c) The father of a student in Nora's class.
(d) The only black student who remains in the class.

11. What does Reuben Foster state the Board will have a session to review?
(a) Principal Moore's censorship policies in the past.
(b) Barney's newspaper article.
(c) The terms of Karen Salter's deal with Principal Moore.
(d) Additional books from the school library.

12. In class, how does Barney describe "Huckleberry Finn" to Gordon?
(a) As unintentionally offensive.
(b) As a story that transcends racial issues.
(c) As a book about two men who care for each other.
(d) As a great work of American literature.

13. What is the outcome of the board's vote?
(a) Huckleberry Finn is banned from the school.
(b) Principal Moore loses his job.
(c) Huckleberry Finn is kept free from restrictions.
(d) The vote is split and the committee is dissolved.

14. Which TV program interviews Barney?
(a) "60 Minutes".
(b) "The Oprah Winfrey Show".
(c) "Nightline".
(d) "Good Morning, America".

15. Why doesn't Steve Turney object to staying in the class?
(a) He doesn't find the book to be offensive.
(b) His parents have told him to stay in class.
(c) He thinks that Gordon is handling the situation wrong.
(d) He hasn't yet decided whether the book is racist or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her appearance on television, on which point did Deirdre state her agreement with Kate?

2. Who do Evelyn Kantrow and Stanley Lomax represent on the committee?

3. Which of the following is not a member of the review committee?

4. What does Barney state that no one should have the right to do?

5. Who argues with Principal Moore about the publishing of the Salters Interview at the beginning of Chapter 14?

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