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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Kate say Gordon should not have to be reminded of in class?
(a) Sexism.
(b) Discrimination.
(c) The Huckleberry Finn controversy.
(d) Prejudice.

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

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

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

6. What does the committee decide of Huckleberry Finn?
(a) To teach it only to white students.
(b) To provide it to senior students only.
(c) To censor certain chapters of the book.
(d) To ban it from required reading lists.

7. What does Kate say is the only way to fight a lie?
(a) By shouting the truth.
(b) By getting the media on your side.
(c) Not to let it infect people in the first place.
(d) With legal action.

8. What did Karen warn she might do which spurred Principal Moore to threaten to fire her?
(a) Report him for incompetence.
(b) Go to the media.
(c) Return any 'removed' books to the shelves.
(d) Burn down the library.

9. During her appearance on television, on which point did Deirdre state her agreement with Kate?
(a) That freedom is dangerous.
(b) That there is sexism in Huckleberry Finn.
(c) That Huckleberry Finn should be banned.
(d) That citizens should be protected from offensive material.

10. What offends Matthew Griswold about "Huckleberry Finn"?
(a) The author's overt religious intolerance.
(b) The portrayal of women in the book.
(c) The lack of positive role models in the book.
(d) The author's use of the word "nigger".

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

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

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

14. What has Barney arranged to meet Karen Salters for?
(a) An interview.
(b) Journalistic advice.
(c) To return a book.
(d) To introduce her to Deirdre Fitzgerald.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In class, how does Barney describe "Huckleberry Finn" to Gordon?

2. Why doesn't Steve Turney object to staying in the class?

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

4. What does Moore say of his past with Karen Salter?

5. What is Reuben Foster's concern about the news coverage of his town?

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