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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Knox drinking at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Dining room table.
(b) Easy chair.
(c) Butler's pantry.
(d) Sofa.

2. How long has Welton Academy been in existence by Chapter 1?
(a) 150 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 125 years.

3. In Chapter 12, what class is ending when Knox returns to the Academy after going to Ridgeway?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) McAlister's class.
(d) Keating's class.

4. In Chapter 7, who leads the group from the cave and into the night dancing and howling?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Knox.
(c) Todd.
(d) Neil.

5. Where do Charlie, Knox, Pitts, Todd, and Cameron go while Neil talks with Keating in Chapter 11?
(a) Cave.
(b) Town.
(c) Library.
(d) Dorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how does Neil get to rehearsals at Henley Hall?

2. Who wrote the phrase "sucking the marrow out of life"?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what do the boys do before they start the Dead Poets Society meeting?

4. What part does Ginny Danburry have in the play?

5. How old is John Keating?

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