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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Griswold suggest should happen with the book?
(a) The book should be moved from required reading to suggested reading lists.
(b) The book should be freely available to students.
(c) The book should only be taught to senior students.
(d) The book should be removed from the school.

2. What happens to the immoral characters in Dickens' story?
(a) They experience enlightenment.
(b) They are shunned socially.
(c) They triumph in spite of their crimes.
(d) They receive punishments befitting their behavior.

3. What right(s) does Kate feel are being infringed on by having to read "Huckleberry Finn"?
(a) The right to freedom of education.
(b) The right to speak freely and demonstrate.
(c) The right to freedom of choice.
(d) The right to be free from racism and sexism.

4. Who is Reuben Foster?
(a) A newspaper reporter.
(b) A representative from The American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) A teacher at George Mason High School.
(d) The head of the School Board.

5. What does Nora ask Griswold?
(a) Whether he is an agent of the Soviet Union.
(b) Whether he has even read "Huckleberry Finn".
(c) Whether he believes in free speech.
(d) Whether he respects women.

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

7. What does Moore commend Barney on?
(a) For his interest in school activities.
(b) For his balanced presentation of the issues in the school paper.
(c) For attending the review hearing.
(d) For his perfect score on a test.

8. Why does Nora assume Lomax might vote against "Huckleberry Finn"?
(a) He is a man.
(b) He is religious.
(c) He is black.
(d) He is uneducated.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 11, some students object to staying in what sort of class?
(a) A racist class.
(b) An offensive class.
(c) A harmful class.
(d) An oppressive class.

10. Who admits to ignoring Frank Sylvester and Helen Cook since the vote?
(a) Nora Baines.
(b) Principal Moore
(c) Deirdre Fitzgerald.
(d) Maggie Crowley.

11. What does Kate suggest of Barney to hurt his feelings?
(a) That he is a racist.
(b) That he is a phoney.
(c) That he is a male chauvenist.
(d) That he is a self-hating Jew.

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

13. What does Barney state that no one should have the right to do?
(a) Force a person to read a book.
(b) Stop someone else from reading a specific book.
(c) Criticize the words authors choose to use.
(d) Scrutinize another person's book selections.

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

15. What does Luke imagine happening to the library?
(a) Protesters marching through and tearing pages from books.
(b) Students turning it into a hangout room.
(c) The doors and windows being boarded up.
(d) Firefighters burning it down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barney suggest Gordon should do in discussions about Huckleberry Finn?

2. What does Mr. Dennis claim Jim and Huck's nudity in the novel suggests?

3. What does Barney ask Principal Moore about the interview to determine whether it is fit to be published?

4. What do Barney, Luke, Gordon and Kate do during lunchtime?

5. What area is it decided copies of "Huckleberry Finn" should be moved to?

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