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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. According to Nora Baines, what or who had been a victim of assaults in the previous school year?
(a) The chairs in the cafeteria.
(b) The school mascot.
(c) Library books.
(d) Members of the glee club.

2. What position does Deidre Fitzgerald hold at the school?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Art teacher.
(c) Vice-principal.
(d) Math teacher.

3. What scenario does Griswald use to question the definition of freedom?
(a) A dog picking a bone.
(b) A woman buying lipstick.
(c) A man selecting a neck tie.
(d) A child choosing crayons.

4. What is supposed to happen when complaints are made about books in the school library?
(a) The complaints should be ignored.
(b) A book review procedure should take place.
(c) The books should be banned immediately.
(d) The complaints should be submitted to the school board.

5. Which of the following authors is mentioned as having been attacked in the past?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Kurt Vonnegut.
(d) Jane Austen.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Nora, how did Principal Moore deal with controversial books?

2. What does Barney want to do as an adult?

3. What nickname do Barney and Luke have for their principal?

4. How does Barney say Kate gets her fun?

5. In 1919, for what crime were who flew red flags, arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction do we see from Kate when Barney comments that "it doesn't feel right" to refer to authors as 'she' in the abstract?

2. What happens when Principal Moore encourages Nora to think of herself as a black person?

3. How does Nora react to Principal Moore asking her to pull "Huckleberry Finn" from her class?

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

5. Describe the class that Maggie Crowley teaches.

6. What does Carl McLean demand happen in regards to the novel, and how does Principal Moore respond?

7. Describe Deirdre Fitzgerald.

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

9. What example does Matthew Griswold use to demonstrate that freedom has become less individualized?

10. What does Nora Baines tell Deirdre about censorship issues at the school?

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