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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who used to own the book that Neil finds on his desk in Chapter 7?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Keating.
(d) Todd's father.

2. What type of home do the Danburrys live in?
(a) Victorian.
(b) Modern three-story.
(c) Rambling ranch.
(d) White, Colonial.

3. Who takes the minutes for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?
(a) Todd.
(b) Neil.
(c) Knox.
(d) Charlie.

4. Why does Keating say that language was invented?
(a) To woo women.
(b) To write.
(c) To communicate.
(d) To laugh.

5. Who wrote the phrase "sucking the marrow out of life"?
(a) Emerson.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Longfellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students graduated from Welton Academy the first year it was established?

2. What does the candle mean that is carried at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. What book is on Neil's desk when he returns to his room in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 5, who wants a study group right after dinner?

5. In Chapter 7, who leads the group from the cave and into the night dancing and howling?

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