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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's father say often comes of those who avoid the issues when pressed for details?

2. Luke's comment that they should just take Huck out and shoot him is seen as proof of what by Carl McLean?

3. Why does Nora assume Lomax might vote against "Huckleberry Finn"?

4. Who is Steve Turney?

5. What are Luke, Barney and Nora doing in the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Outline Steve Turney's speech in support of "Huckleberry Finn".

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

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

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

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

6. What rights does Ken Dickenson say he is defending when he speaks on behalf of "Huckleberry Finn"?

7. What would Matthew Griswold like to see happen to "Huckleberry Finn", and does he consider his preference censorship?

8. How does Maggie Crowley threaten Principal Moore as he attempts to block Barney's article from being published?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses exposition to communicate information that occurred before the start of the novel. Discuss the use of exposition in the novel.

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

A number of different literary works are mentioned in the novel. What do these novels have in common? After reading the novel, what do you believe the author's view on freedom of the press is?

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