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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many boys carry banners at the beginning of Chapter1?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

5. What sport did Mr. Keating participate in when he was a student at Welton?
(a) Rowing.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Tennis.

6. Who wrote "Ulysses," one of the poems the boys read for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Henley.
(c) Dryden.
(d) Thoreau.

7. Who takes Knox Overstreet to the Danburry's home in Chapter 5?
(a) Dean Nolan.
(b) Dr. Hager.
(c) Mr. McAllister.
(d) Mr. Keating.

8. What accent does Mr. McAllister have?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) Scottish.

9. What subject did Neil Perry have to take in summer school?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Advanced Biology.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Physics.

10. Who is Welton's oldest living graduate?
(a) Alexander Carmichael, Jr.
(b) Benjamin Morris Thomas, Jr.
(c) Peter Wyatt Farmington, Jr.
(d) David Roberts, Jr.

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

12. What do the boys hear and see as they gather when they get ready for the trek to the cave?
(a) Stray dog.
(b) School hunting-dog.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Owl.

13. Where do Chris and Chet go to school?
(a) Mason Prep.
(b) Walton Prep.
(c) Ridgeway High.
(d) Allister High.

14. In Chapter 7, what did the boys use to prop the rear door of their dorm open?
(a) Small board.
(b) Twig.
(c) Brick.
(d) Stick.

15. What instrument is played at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Bagpipes.
(c) Drum.
(d) Organ.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Academy Honor Room decorated?

2. Where is Todd Anderson go to school before he enrolled at Welton?

3. How many members are there in the junior class at the Academy?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who joins Keating at the teachers' dining table?

5. Where has John Keating, the new English teacher, taught before coming to teach at Welton Academy?

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