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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Todd Anderson go to school before he enrolled at Welton?
(a) Ravenhill.
(b) Doverridge.
(c) Balincrest.
(d) Pritkin.

2. When is Neil Perry supposed to work on the school annual?
(a) Next year.
(b) This year.
(c) Second semester.
(d) First semester.

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

4. Who is the author of the understanding poetry book Mr. Keating has Neil read from in Chapter 5?
(a) Dr. M. Diana Watkins.
(b) Dr. J. Evan Pritchard.
(c) Dr. David M. Laird.
(d) Dr. Susan Richardson.

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

6. How old is John Keating?
(a) 38.
(b) Early 30s.
(c) Mid-40s.
(d) 29.

7. What does the candle mean that is carried at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Light of knowledge.
(b) Freedom to learn.
(c) Academic excellence.
(d) Light of learning.

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

9. Where has John Keating, the new English teacher, taught before coming to teach at Welton Academy?
(a) Watkins School.
(b) Riverside School.
(c) Chester School.
(d) Ambleside School.

10. Who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!"?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Abraham LIncoln.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

11. In Chapter 4, how many lab experiments are the juniors to do and report on one every five weeks?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

12. In Chapter 5 after lunch, what class do the juniors have?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Latin.
(c) Physical education.
(d) French.

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

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

15. How many members are there in the junior class at the Academy?
(a) 39.
(b) 44.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how many problems do the juniors have to do for chemistry from Chapter 1?

2. How old is Ginny Danburry?

3. Where do Chris and Chet go to school?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what did the boys use to prop the rear door of their dorm open?

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