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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. In class, how does Barney describe "Huckleberry Finn" to Gordon?
(a) As a story that transcends racial issues.
(b) As unintentionally offensive.
(c) As a great work of American literature.
(d) As a book about two men who care for each other.

2. What is Reuben Foster doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Composing a letter to Deirdre Fitzgerald.
(b) Speaking with Carl McLean.
(c) Role-playing conversations.
(d) Reading through "Huckleberry Finn".

3. What does Barney ask Principal Moore about the interview to determine whether it is fit to be published?
(a) Whether his sources are reliable.
(b) Whether it is obscene or libellous.
(c) Whether it would be offensive to the committee.
(d) Whether there are any spelling mistakes.

4. What does Lomax say can happen when one group is given the power to censor?
(a) The group can be faced with constant scrutiny.
(b) The group can easily lose sight of its goals.
(c) The group can become ineffective with time.
(d) The group can easily turn on those who appointed it.

5. What does Kate suggest of Barney to hurt his feelings?
(a) That he is a phoney.
(b) That he is a male chauvenist.
(c) That he is a self-hating Jew.
(d) That he is a racist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reuben Foster state the Board will have a session to review?

2. What advice does Karen give Barney on his article?

3. Who is Reuben Foster?

4. Who does Principal Moore have a telephone conversation with at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. How does Principal Moore try to convince Deirdre to remove the books from the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of the school board meeting.

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. Outline Principal Moore's arguments in trying to get Deirdre to remove "Huckleberry Finn" from the library shelves.

4. As they await the release of the names of the review committee members, what do Barney and Luke discuss in reference to the previous year's censorship issues?

5. Outline Deirdre's arguments in her refusal to remove "Huckleberry Finn" from the library shelves.

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

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

8. What analogy does Reuben Foster use for the banning of books?

9. Why does Luke's comment that Huck should be taken out and shot enrage Carl McLean?

10. What does Karen Salters tell Barney about how censorship was carried out in the school library before her departure?

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