Banned
Books Week Quiz
( Jen Calcote, Poolville, Texas, LM-Net Banned Book Quiz. (Answers can be found in the Archives)archive
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This series of scary books by R. L. Stine is a frequent target
of those afraid of the popular books being a bad influence
on their young sons. What is the name of the series?
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When asked how she responds to those who want to ban this
book, author Katherine Paterson says, "Gilly is a lost
child who lies, steals, bullies...She would not be real if
her mouth did not match her behavior." What's the name
of the book? |
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This book was the second most frequently banned book in the
1990s. In 1993, the Mingus, Arizona, Union High School challenged
the choice of it as appropriate English curriculum because
of "profane language, moral statement, treatment of the
retarded and the violent ending." Mainly, though, people
want it discontinued due to the "vulgar,language throughout."
Written by John Steinbeck, what is it called?
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A version of the book students may use to look up the definitions
and spellings of words has been challenged, but retained,
in the Churchill County, Nevada, school libraries due to "objectionable
language." It is called a |
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This book by famed poet Maya Angelou was challenged in 1994
at Westwood High School in Austin, Texas, because those objecting
called it "pornographic" saying it contains profanity
and encourages "premarital sex and homosexuality."
What is the title? |
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This book, the top-selling book of all time, has been challenged
as "obscene and pornographic" as well as including
"tales of incest and murder." Many Sunday School
teachers and pastors use it for reference and study. We know
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This famous book by J. D. Salinger has been challenged because
it is "centered around negative activity." It has
been commonly used in English classes. Which book is it?
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This poetry sketch book by Shel Silverstein has been challenged
at the Fruitland Park Elementary School library in Lake County,
Florida, because parents said it "promotes disrespect,
horror and violence." What is the name of this book?
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Two commonly read books by Mark Twain have been subjects of
challenges and outright banning in several high schools due
to complaints of "racially charged language." What
are they? |
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| 10.
Yakima, Washington, schools went through a five-month dispute
over whether this Richard Wright book should be read by advanced
high school English students. It was finally retained as part
of the curriculum. Name the book. |
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| 11.
This section of the Bill of Rights guarantees the freedom
of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. It is called
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This popular author wrote Forever, Deenie and the Fudgemania
series. Her books are often the target of proposed bans in
several schools. What is her name? |
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S. E. Hinton was only 17 when she wrote her first novel about
teenagers living on the poor side of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Many
people object to her real-life portrayal of the differences
in the lives of the "socials" and the "greasers."
What's the name of this novel? |
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Activists across the country are crusading to have this J.
K. Rowling series banned from school libraries, claiming it
encourages interest in Satanism and the occult. However, the
essential element is the inspiring depiction of a boy's triumphant
struggles. These books tell the story of an eleven-year-old
orphan, despised by the relatives he lives with, who discovers
he has a rare talent and works hard to develop it.
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your librarian to check your answers. |
