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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 Nora ask Griswold?
2. What does Mr. Dennis claim Jim and Huck's nudity in the novel suggests?
3. What does Kate say is the only way to fight a lie?
4. Why doesn't Steve Turney object to staying in the class?
5. What does Kate suggest of Barney to hurt his feelings?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What are Nora's evaluations of the members of the review committee?
3. What would Matthew Griswold like to see happen to "Huckleberry Finn", and does he consider his preference censorship?
4. 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?
5. Why does Luke's comment that Huck should be taken out and shot enrage Carl McLean?
6. Outline Principal Moore's arguments in trying to get Deirdre to remove "Huckleberry Finn" from the library shelves.
7. What hypocrisy does Nora Baines show in Chapter 15?
8. What further complaints have been made against "Huckleberry Finn" and by whom have they been made?
9. What analogy does Reuben Foster use for the banning of books?
10. Deirdre and Kate both state that freedom can be dangerous. Explain their individual points of view.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Nora is a main character of the novel who has a number of opinions on the novel's major themes. Write a character study of Nora and discuss how this character influenced the events of the story.
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
The author uses foreshadowing to hint at events later on in the novel. Discuss the use of foreshadowing in "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book".
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