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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Griswold think schools should introduce religious concepts?
(a) You need knowledge of religious concepts to get into college.
(b) Schools are a place of learning.
(c) Modern kids are lack morals.
(d) Parents don't have time to teach religion.

2. What does Barney say about his parents?
(a) They trust him.
(b) They don't seem to notice him.
(c) They follow his every move.
(d) They treat him like an adult.

3. Who is Mrs. Salters?
(a) The school's former history teacher.
(b) The school's former music teacher.
(c) The school's former librarian.
(d) The school's former principal.

4. Where is the book that Barney is seeking?
(a) Nora has borrowed the book.
(b) Another sudent has borrowed the book.
(c) The book has been "removed".
(d) The book has been replaced.

5. What does Nora ask Matthew Griswold?
(a) Whether she can grade him on his Americanism.
(b) Whether she can grade him on his professionalism.
(c) Whether she can grade him on his socialism.
(d) Whether she can grade him on his individualism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What offends Gordon about the novel, Huckleberry Finn?

2. What word does Kate use to describe sexism and racism?

3. According to Nora Baines, what or who had been a victim of assaults in the previous school year?

4. As Nora passes Gordon in the hall, what does he proclaim?

5. Which of the following authors is mentioned as having been attacked in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matthew Griswold believe religious concepts should be introduced in schools?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what impression does Deidre have of Barney?

3. Describe Nora Baines.

4. What relevance do the portraits on Principal Moore's wall have in this chapter?

5. What is Barney doing at the library?

6. What is supposed to happen when complaints are made against books, and why hadn't it happened in the past few years?

7. According to Nora, what types of people have been making complaints to the school library in the past few years?

8. How does Nora describe words such as 'clergyperson' and 'policeperson'?

9. On what grounds is Gordon McLean offended by "Huckleberry Finn", and what has done about it?

10. How does Nora explain Mrs. Salters' departure?

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