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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Barney say will happen when his story is published?
2. Which TV program interviews Barney?
3. What is Reuben Foster doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?
4. Why does Nora assume Lomax might vote against "Huckleberry Finn"?
5. What does Griswold suggest should happen with the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. What rights does Ken Dickenson say he is defending when he speaks on behalf of "Huckleberry Finn"?
2. What is Carl McLean's official complaint against "Huckleberry Finn"?
3. What results from Barney's article being published?
4. Outline Deirdre's arguments in her refusal to remove "Huckleberry Finn" from the library shelves.
5. Outline Principal Moore's arguments in trying to get Deirdre to remove "Huckleberry Finn" from the library shelves.
6. Why did Moore's request that Charles Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend" be removed from the library prove to be "the last straw" for Karen Salters, and how did she respond to Principal Moore?
7. What is Reuben Foster doing in his office at the beginning of Chapter 10?
8. What analogy does Reuben Foster use for the banning of books?
9. 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?
10. What further complaints have been made against "Huckleberry Finn" and by whom have they been made?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The debate in Chapter 7 and 8 is a tool to teach the students to form their own opinions. Do you believe that the debate, as well as the censorship controversy, helped the students form their own opinions? Provide evidence from the story to back up your argument.
Essay Topic 2
It can be said that Principal Moore acts as the antagonist of the novel. Using evidence from the story, explain your whether you believe this to be true or not.
Essay Topic 3
Censorship is the main theme of the novel. George Mason High School is at the center of a censorship debate between those who find the novel "Huckleberry Finn" offensive, and those who wish to protect the First Amendment and the freedom of the press.
A) Outline the numerous opinions on the subject of censorship in the novel and the motivations behind them.
B) Discuss your own thoughts on censorship in schools, and whether your opinions were formed or altered after reading this novel.
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