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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 is Reuben Foster's concern about the news coverage of his town?
2. Luke's comment that they should just take Huck out and shoot him is seen as proof of what by Carl McLean?
3. What does Nora Baines walk into the library carrying?
4. What did the Governor of Georgia do in the story Lomax told?
5. What organization has also filed a complaint against the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the setting of the school board meeting.
2. What are Nora's evaluations of the members of the review committee?
3. 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?
4. What results from Barney's article being published?
5. What analogy does Reuben Foster use for the banning of books?
6. What would Matthew Griswold like to see happen to "Huckleberry Finn", and does he consider his preference censorship?
7. Outline Steve Turney's speech in support of "Huckleberry Finn".
8. 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?
9. What repercussions does Maggie Crowley suggest could result from Barney publishing his article?
10. Who is Steve Turney and why does he stay in Nora's class when other students walk out?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses symbolism to convey some of the core themes of the novel. Write an essay explaining the meaning behind the author's use of symbolism.
Essay Topic 2
During a conversation, Luke and Barney admit to being aware of censorship in previous years, but did not care a great deal, or did not do much to stop it from happening. Discuss whether it is human nature to ignore the things that don't affect you directly. Discuss if this is true with the characters in the novel, and whether there are characters to which this theory does not apply.
Essay Topic 3
During a disagreement with Principal Moore about the censoring of novels such as "Huckleberry Finn", Nora reminds Moore of the First Amendment and the Freedom of the Press. Discuss the ideals surrounding the First Amendment and explain how it correlates with the novel "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book".
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