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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of behavior does Griswold believe freedom to be?
(a) A learned behavior.
(b) A devious behavior.
(c) A social behavior.
(d) A natural behavior.

2. What does Deirdre wonder about Barney as she watches him look through the card catalog?
(a) Whether he is intelligent.
(b) Whether he is lost.
(c) Whether he is a bully.
(d) Whether he is shy.

3. What does Luke think of Gordon's reaction to Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Luke thinks Gordon is misunderstanding the story.
(b) Luke thinks Gordon is overreacting.
(c) Luke thinks Gordon is right.
(d) Luke thinks Gordon is seeking attention.

4. What do Barney and Luke claim happened to them over the summer?
(a) They were recruited by the baseball team.
(b) They were kidnapped.
(c) They were possessed.
(d) They were grounded.

5. Who is Kate Stevens?
(a) A student teacher.
(b) The school librarian.
(c) A student at the school.
(d) Barney's sister.

6. Why did Mrs. Salter become frustrated by her job?
(a) Students never returned books by their due dates.
(b) Mrs. Salter became tired of explaining why certain books were no longer unavailable.
(c) Mrs. Salter was told to remove books from the library on a daily basis.
(d) There were not enough books in the library.

7. What does Gordon say about his parents?
(a) They are tough like prison guards.
(b) They are strict.
(c) They are too lenient.
(d) They don't know the meaning of the word 'discipline'.

8. What is the topic of the debate Maggie invites Nora and her class to attend?
(a) Constitutional rights.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Freedom of the press.
(d) Individual freedoms.

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

10. In Matthew's story, what was the topic of the speaker's speech?
(a) The mysteries of the universe.
(b) The miracles of the mind.
(c) The marvels of the body.
(d) The essence of the soul.

11. According to Nora, how did Principal Moore deal with controversial books?
(a) He would encourage students to read them.
(b) He would tear out the pages with offensive content.
(c) He would let the P.T.A. decide what to do.
(d) He would ask Mrs. Salter to remove them from the library.

12. When he can't find the book that he wants, what does Deirdre offer Barney?
(a) Her own private copy.
(b) To buy another copy.
(c) To borrow a copy from another school.
(d) An audio version.

13. How does Nora react to the complaint over Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Joyfully.
(b) Dismissively
(c) Wearily.
(d) Angrily.

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

15. Who is Kent Dickenson?
(a) A teacher at the school.
(b) The father of a student in Nora's class.
(c) The debater from The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) The school superintendant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Moore notice about the guest speakers whose photos hang on his wall?

2. Who will represent The Citizen's League for the Preservation of American Values in the debate?

3. Deidre realizes she is late for a meeting with whom?

4. What occurred prior to Mrs. Salters leaving her position at the school?

5. What scenario does Griswald use to question the definition of freedom?

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