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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 did the Governor of Georgia do in the story Lomax told?
(a) The Govenor attempted to have books supporting integration burned.
(b) The Govenor restricted the freedom of the press.
(c) The Govenor overturned a ban on "Huckleberry Finn."
(d) The Govenor abused his power to make positive changes.

2. What has Barney written for the school paper?
(a) An editorial about Huckleberry Finn.
(b) An interview with Deirdre Fitzgerald.
(c) An investigation of Prinicipal Moore's censorship.
(d) A profile of Principal Moore.

3. Where is the school board meeting held?
(a) The public library.
(b) The school cafteria.
(c) The town hall.
(d) The school auditorium.

4. What does the committee decide of Huckleberry Finn?
(a) To provide it to senior students only.
(b) To ban it from required reading lists.
(c) To teach it only to white students.
(d) To censor certain chapters of the book.

5. What has Deirdre heard some people described as worse than books that degrade minorities?
(a) Badly written books.
(b) Books that glorify war.
(c) Books that degrade women.
(d) Books with no minorities at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Steve Turney?

2. Which TV program interviews Barney?

3. What does Principal Moore tell Deirdre to do if a student asks for Huckleberry Finn?

4. What does Barney's father say often comes of those who avoid the issues when pressed for details?

5. What does Nora say is actually tried when a book is on trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Steve Turney and why does he stay in Nora's class when other students walk out?

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

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

4. 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?

5. For what reason does Deirdre suggest Pride and Prejudice might be offensive?

6. Why has Karen now decided to take part in Barney's interview and what repercussions does she face by doing so?

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

8. What repercussions does Maggie Crowley suggest could result from Barney publishing his article?

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

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

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