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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate believe educational institutions should guide students on?
(a) Social interactions.
(b) The difference between right and wrong.
(c) Their religious practices.
(d) The media students are exposed to.

2. What reason does Stanley Lomax suggest as the only one Kate could have for trusting him?
(a) He is a well-dressed man.
(b) He is an old man.
(c) He is a white man.
(d) He is a black man.

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

4. What does Karen suggest is the reason Principal Moore wanted the Dickens novel removed?
(a) There is violence and lust in the book.
(b) The subject of the book is no longer relevant.
(c) There is derogatory language used in the book.
(d) The plot of the story is offensive to women.

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

6. What has Barney written for the school paper?
(a) An editorial about Huckleberry Finn.
(b) An interview with Deirdre Fitzgerald.
(c) A profile of Principal Moore.
(d) An investigation of Prinicipal Moore's censorship.

7. What do Luke and Barney see a lack of at the review hearing?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Women.
(c) Parents.
(d) Students.

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

9. What does Deirdre remind Moore he should be respectful of?
(a) The procedures of the school.
(b) The literary career of Mark Twain.
(c) The influence he has on the students.
(d) Her role as librarian.

10. What area is it decided copies of "Huckleberry Finn" should be moved to?
(a) The librarian's desk.
(b) The restricted shelves.
(c) A glass display case.
(d) The "American Classics" shelf.

11. What book containing rape, slavery and murder did Karen complain about to Moore?
(a) The Grapes of Wrath.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) The Holy Bible.
(d) Gone with the Wind.

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Principal Moore say the school will look if the article is published?

2. What does Nora say is actually tried when a book is on trial?

3. Which committee members voted to keep Huckleberry Finn 'free' in the school?

4. What did Karen warn she might do which spurred Principal Moore to threaten to fire her?

5. What does Barney say will happen when his story is published?

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