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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who admits to ignoring Frank Sylvester and Helen Cook since the vote?
(a) Nora Baines.
(b) Maggie Crowley.
(c) Deirdre Fitzgerald.
(d) Principal Moore

2. During her appearance on television, on which point did Deirdre state her agreement with Kate?
(a) That citizens should be protected from offensive material.
(b) That there is sexism in Huckleberry Finn.
(c) That freedom is dangerous.
(d) That Huckleberry Finn should be banned.

3. What does Barney ask Principal Moore about the interview to determine whether it is fit to be published?
(a) Whether his sources are reliable.
(b) Whether there are any spelling mistakes.
(c) Whether it would be offensive to the committee.
(d) Whether it is obscene or libellous.

4. What does Maggie suggest might happen if Barney offends Principal Moore?
(a) Principal Moore might take legal action.
(b) Barney might be removed from the school newspaper staff.
(c) Barney might be suspended.
(d) Principal Moore might interfere with his college applications.

5. A teacher at the school has filed a complaint against the book for what reason?
(a) Violence.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Drug and alcohol abuse.
(d) Religious intolerance.

6. What does Mr. Dennis claim Jim and Huck's nudity in the novel suggests?
(a) Innocence and purity.
(b) A sense of freedom.
(c) The author was a social deviant.
(d) Homosexuality.

7. What does Lomax say can happen when one group is given the power to censor?
(a) The group can easily lose sight of its goals.
(b) The group can easily turn on those who appointed it.
(c) The group can be faced with constant scrutiny.
(d) The group can become ineffective with time.

8. What does Barney want printed next to his article?
(a) A photo of Karen Salter.
(b) A photo of Mark Twain.
(c) An illustration of Huckleberry Finn.
(d) A photo of Principal Moore.

9. What book does Kate cite as not possibly offensive to anyone?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Goodnight, Moon.
(c) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(d) Vanity Fair.

10. Who is Reuben Foster?
(a) A teacher at George Mason High School.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) A representative from The American Civil Liberties Union.
(d) The head of the School Board.

11. What reason does Stanley Lomax suggest as the only one Kate could have for trusting him?
(a) He is an old man.
(b) He is a well-dressed man.
(c) He is a white man.
(d) He is a black man.

12. What happens to the immoral characters in Dickens' story?
(a) They triumph in spite of their crimes.
(b) They receive punishments befitting their behavior.
(c) They experience enlightenment.
(d) They are shunned socially.

13. Which TV program interviews Barney?
(a) "Nightline".
(b) "Good Morning, America".
(c) "The Oprah Winfrey Show".
(d) "60 Minutes".

14. What does Moore say of his past with Karen Salter?
(a) That she blackmailed him.
(b) That she was right.
(c) That she took advantage of the situation.
(d) That she misunderstood the issues between them.

15. Who does Reuben Foster tell Principal Moore to share the School Board's decision with?
(a) The media.
(b) No one.
(c) Nora and Deirdre.
(d) The George Mason faculty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Evelyn Kantrow and Stanley Lomax represent on the committee?

2. What does Griswold suggest should happen with the book?

3. What book containing rape, slavery and murder did Karen complain about to Moore?

4. What does the committee decide of Huckleberry Finn?

5. What is Reuben Foster doing at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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