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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Gordon take after reading Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Gordon asks his father to file a complaint.
(b) Gordon drops out of Nora's class.
(c) Gordon burns the book.
(d) Gordon starts and argument with Nora.

2. What does Mr. Moore attempt to explain about the racist references in the novel?
(a) That the references are simply a sign of the times.
(b) That the references really aren't that offensive.
(c) That the references are all in Mr. McLean's imagination.
(d) That the references are actually disapproving of racist attitudes.

3. Who is Carl McLean?
(a) The school superintendant.
(b) Gordon's father.
(c) A student in Nora's class.
(d) The leader of the Parent Teacher Association.

4. Which of the following authors is mentioned as having been attacked in the past?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Kurt Vonnegut.

5. How does Barney say Kate gets her fun?
(a) By gossiping about people.
(b) By jumping on a bandwagon.
(c) By sticking pins into people.
(d) By seeing people offended.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kate learn about what happened to Mrs. Salters?

2. Who is Mrs. Salters?

3. Which of the following describes Deidre Fitzgerald?

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

5. In a class discussion, what does Kate note about authors?

(see the answer key)

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