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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, by law, is prevented from controlling the school newspaper?
(a) The school authorities.
(b) The teaching staff.
(c) The government.
(d) The students.

2. What does Barney state that no one should have the right to do?
(a) Force a person to read a book.
(b) Scrutinize another person's book selections.
(c) Stop someone else from reading a specific book.
(d) Criticize the words authors choose to use.

3. What are Reuben Fosters personal feelings for Principal Moore?
(a) Foster respects Principal Moore.
(b) Foster thinks Principal Moore is funny.
(c) Foster distrusts Principal Moore.
(d) Foster dislikes Principal Moore.

4. What does Karen suggest is the reason Principal Moore wanted the Dickens novel removed?
(a) The subject of the book is no longer relevant.
(b) The plot of the story is offensive to women.
(c) There is derogatory language used in the book.
(d) There is violence and lust in the book.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, some students object to staying in what sort of class?
(a) A harmful class.
(b) A racist class.
(c) An oppressive class.
(d) An offensive class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the immoral characters in Dickens' story?

2. At the end of the chapter, what does Barney proclaim is now a personal issue for him?

3. What does Nora ask Griswold?

4. What does Nora Baines walk into the library carrying?

5. What does Principal Moore talk to in his office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Luke's comment that Huck should be taken out and shot enrage Carl McLean?

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

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

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

6. For what reason does Deirdre suggest Pride and Prejudice might be offensive?

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

8. Outline the story Stanley Lomax told about the governor of Georgia and explain its significance.

9. What is Reuben Foster doing in his office at the beginning of Chapter 10?

10. What are Nora's evaluations of the members of the review committee?

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