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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. What word does Kate use to describe sexism and racism?
(a) Acceptable.
(b) Inevitable.
(c) Unbelieveable
(d) Comfortable.
2. What does Nora say Tocqueville felt Americans truly ruled?
(a) The global economy.
(b) Themselves.
(c) The modern age.
(d) The fields of science and technology.
3. Where did Deirdre work previous to joining George Mason High School?
(a) A private school for girls.
(b) The town library.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A pre-school.
4. What does Mr. Moore attempt to explain about the racist references in the novel?
(a) That the references are actually disapproving of racist attitudes.
(b) That the references really aren't that offensive.
(c) That the references are all in Mr. McLean's imagination.
(d) That the references are simply a sign of the times.
5. What does Nora suggest the students use instead of "he" or "she" to refer to authors?
(a) "The novelists."
(b) "The composers"
(c) The wordsmiths."
(d) "They."
Short Answer Questions
1. For what purpose does Barney suggest finding Mrs. Salter?
2. How does Maggie hope to get her students to learn to think for themselves?
3. What subject does Nora Baines teach?
4. What does Mr. Moore notice about the guest speakers whose photos hang on his wall?
5. What did Mrs. Salter do after fighting with Mr. Moore about what was happening in the library?
Short Essay Questions
1. Of what does Kate inform Barney regarding the school librarian?
2. What did Alexis de Tocqueville have to say about life in America?
3. Describe the class that Maggie Crowley teaches.
4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what impression does Deidre have of Barney?
5. What does Nora Baines tell Deirdre about censorship issues at the school?
6. 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?
7. What do we learn about Barney in Chapter 6?
8. Describe Nora Baines.
9. What happens when Principal Moore encourages Nora to think of herself as a black person?
10. What does Carl McLean demand happen in regards to the novel, and how does Principal Moore respond?
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