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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 doesn't Steve Turney object to staying in the class?
(a) His parents have told him to stay in class.
(b) He thinks that Gordon is handling the situation wrong.
(c) He doesn't find the book to be offensive.
(d) He hasn't yet decided whether the book is racist or not.

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

3. How does Principal Moore say the school will look if the article is published?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Heroic.
(c) Well-disciplined.
(d) Out of control.

4. How does Principal Moore try to convince Deirdre to remove the books from the library?
(a) By threatening her job.
(b) By expressing that it's for the good of the school.
(c) By describing it as a kind and compassionate act.
(d) By offering her a pay raise.

5. What area is it decided copies of "Huckleberry Finn" should be moved to?
(a) The "American Classics" shelf.
(b) The restricted shelves.
(c) The librarian's desk.
(d) A glass display case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steve Turney believe about many of the individuals who have complained about Huckleberry Finn?

2. What does Moore say of his past with Karen Salter?

3. What does Maggie suggest might happen if Barney offends Principal Moore?

4. What is Reuben Foster doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. What book containing rape, slavery and murder did Karen complain about to Moore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What results from Barney's article being published?

2. Why do Barney's parents get so angry after Barney remarks on television that he is unsure whether they would allow him to read the Bible now that it is under scrutiny?

3. What hypocrisy does Nora Baines show in Chapter 15?

4. Describe the setting of the school board meeting.

5. What is Reuben Foster doing in his office at the beginning of Chapter 10?

6. What does Barney write about Principal Moore in his newspaper article?

7. How does Maggie Crowley threaten Principal Moore as he attempts to block Barney's article from being published?

8. What rights does Ken Dickenson say he is defending when he speaks on behalf of "Huckleberry Finn"?

9. What further complaints have been made against "Huckleberry Finn" and by whom have they been made?

10. What is Carl McLean's official complaint against "Huckleberry Finn"?

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