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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 book by Alexis de Tocqueville does Nora introduce in her class?
(a) Bonjour, America.
(b) America and her People.
(c) Discovering America.
(d) Democracy in America.

2. What does Barney want to do as an adult?
(a) Barney wants to be a writer.
(b) Barney wants to be a librarian.
(c) Barney wants to be a teacher.
(d) Barney wants to be a researcher.

3. In a class discussion, what does Kate note about authors?
(a) Authors often use pseudonyms.
(b) Authors are free to write whatever they want to.
(c) Authors are not all male.
(d) Authors don't make much money.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Griswold think schools should introduce religious concepts?

2. How does Nora describe the words like "clergyperson" and "policeperson"?

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

4. What does Carl McLean demand?

5. Why does Griswold approve of censorship?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Of what does Kate inform Barney regarding the school librarian?

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

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

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

6. What do Barney, Kate and Luke each think about Gordon's offense to Huckleberry Finn?

7. What are some of the beliefs of Hugo Black shared by Kent Dickenson?

8. What do we learn about Deirdre's previous place of employment?

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

10. 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?

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