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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a member of the review committee?
(a) Helen Cook
(b) Cynthia Morgan
(c) Frank Sylvester
(d) Ben Maddox

3. What does Barney offer Principal Moore should his article be published?
(a) The chance to speak to the television press.
(b) To leave his name out of the article.
(c) To step down as editor of the school paper.
(d) The opportunity to write a reply.

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

5. How does Principal Moore say the school will look if the article is published?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Out of control.
(c) Well-disciplined.
(d) Heroic.

6. What does Barney's father say often comes of those who avoid the issues when pressed for details?
(a) They probably have nothing to hide.
(b) They must fit it easy to get through life.
(c) They often find themselves under further scrutiny.
(d) They get away with murder.

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

8. Who recants their original vote to ban Huckleberry Finn in a newspaper editorial?
(a) Sandy Wicks.
(b) Carl McLean.
(c) Matthew Griswold.
(d) Reuben Foster.

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

10. Who does Principal Moore have a telephone conversation with at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Carl McLean.
(b) Maggie Crowley.
(c) Nora Baines.
(d) A member of the school board.

11. What does Moore claim in his local TV interview?
(a) That the article is 100% untrue.
(b) That he is proud of Barney for his journalistic skill.
(c) That he never considered preventing Barney's article from being published.
(d) That he will be suing Barney and his family.

12. What are Luke, Barney and Nora doing in the library?
(a) Holding a tutoring session.
(b) Waiting for the names of the review committee to be released.
(c) Creating petitions to save "Huckleberry Finn".
(d) Researching book bannings in America.

13. What is Reuben Foster doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Speaking with Carl McLean.
(b) Role-playing conversations.
(c) Reading through "Huckleberry Finn".
(d) Composing a letter to Deirdre Fitzgerald.

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

15. What does Principal Moore tell Deirdre to do if a student asks for Huckleberry Finn?
(a) To give them a copy of the book.
(b) To give them detention.
(c) To tell them to get it from the town library.
(d) To tell them it is out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What arrangement was made so that Karen could leave her job on beneficial terms?

3. What are Reuben Fosters personal feelings for Principal Moore?

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

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

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