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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gordon's opinion of Nora after reading Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Nora must not care how her black students feel.
(b) Nora must not have read the book.
(c) Nora must be trying to offend the boys in her class.
(d) Nora must be a feminist.

2. What is supposed to happen when complaints are made about books in the school library?
(a) The books should be banned immediately.
(b) The complaints should be submitted to the school board.
(c) The complaints should be ignored.
(d) A book review procedure should take place.

3. What does Nora suggest the students use instead of "he" or "she" to refer to authors?
(a) "The composers"
(b) "They."
(c) The wordsmiths."
(d) "The novelists."

4. What does the acronym SOCASH stand for?
(a) Save Our Children from Atheist Secular Humanism.
(b) Save Our Children from Authors, Satirists & Humorists.
(c) Save Our Children from American School Heretics.
(d) Save Our Children from Austen, Shakespeare & Hemmingway.

5. According to Nora Baines, what or who had been a victim of assaults in the previous school year?
(a) The school mascot.
(b) Library books.
(c) Members of the glee club.
(d) The chairs in the cafeteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Salters?

2. What reason does Nora give for Mrs. Salter's departure?

3. What do Barney and Luke claim happened to them over the summer?

4. What is the name of the school the students attend?

5. In which situation does Deirdre state that she is terrifying?

(see the answer key)

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