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

2. What poem is Pitts instructed to read in Chapter 4?
(a) "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time."
(b) "Lyrics and Idyls."
(c) "At Sundown."
(d) "Rhymes of Childhood."

3. How old is Todd Anderson?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

4. How many boys attend Welton Academy?
(a) About 250.
(b) 550.
(c) More than 300.
(d) 400.

5. In Chapter 5, what poet does Keating quote?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(d) Walter de la Mare.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Neil read the book he finds on his desk in Chapter 7?

2. How many of last year's graduates from Welton Academy went on to Ivy League schools?

3. In Chapter 5, what time is Knox to return to school after meeting with the Danburrys?

4. What does Keating assign the juniors for homework over the weekend in Chapter 7?

5. Who is Welton's oldest living graduate?

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