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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Charles Dickens novel had Moore requested Karen remove from the library?
(a) "Great Expectations".
(b) "A Tale of Two Cities".
(c) "David Copperfield".
(d) "Our Mutual Friend".

2. What does Principal Moore talk to in his office?
(a) The school coat of arms.
(b) His pet turtle.
(c) A photo of John Wayne.
(d) A copy of Huckleberry Finn.

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

4. What does Maggie suggest might happen if Barney offends Principal Moore?
(a) Barney might be suspended.
(b) Principal Moore might interfere with his college applications.
(c) Barney might be removed from the school newspaper staff.
(d) Principal Moore might take legal action.

5. What does Barney suggest Gordon should do in discussions about Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Gordon should raise his voice.
(b) Gordon should speak out.
(c) Gordon should excuse himself.
(d) Gordon should keep his opinions to himself.

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

7. 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 removed from the school.
(c) The book should only be taught to senior students.
(d) The book should be freely available to students.

8. What arrangement was made so that Karen could leave her job on beneficial terms?
(a) Karen was to send a letter praising Principal Moore to the School Board.
(b) Karen was to provide Principal Moore with a bribe.
(c) Karen was to never work in a school again.
(d) Karen was to keep quiet about what happened in the library.

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

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

12. What does Moore say of his past with Karen Salter?
(a) That she blackmailed him.
(b) That she took advantage of the situation.
(c) That she was right.
(d) That she misunderstood the issues between them.

13. What does Moore ask Deirdre to do with the library's copies of Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Bring them to his office.
(b) To put them under her desk.
(c) Hide them in a closet.
(d) Mail them back to their publisher.

14. What does Mr. Dennis claim Jim and Huck's nudity in the novel suggests?
(a) The author was a social deviant.
(b) A sense of freedom.
(c) Homosexuality.
(d) Innocence and purity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, by law, is prevented from controlling the school newspaper?

2. What does Karen suggest is the reason Principal Moore wanted the Dickens novel removed?

3. What does Lomax say can happen when one group is given the power to censor?

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

5. What does Deirdre remind Moore he should be respectful of?

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