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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students graduated from Welton Academy the first year it was established?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

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

4. In Chapter 4, how many problems do the juniors have to do for chemistry from Chapter 1?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

5. In Chapter 3, what subject does Charlie want to study in his room?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Physics.
(c) Trigonometry.
(d) Latin.

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

7. How long does Neil read the book he finds on his desk in Chapter 7?
(a) Almost 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) About an hour.
(d) 90 minutes.

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

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

10. Where does Ginny Danburry go to school?
(a) Henley Hall.
(b) Victory High.
(c) Rothchild Hall.
(d) Andrews High.

11. How old is Gale Nolan?
(a) Mid-fifties.
(b) Early 60s.
(c) 45.
(d) 64.

12. Where is Welton Academy located?
(a) Maine.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Vermont.

13. When was Welton Academy established?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1859.

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

15. When did W. E. Henley live?
(a) 1839-1904.
(b) 1864-1912.
(c) 1849-1903.
(d) 1802-1888.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Neil and Todd go for their first class in Chapter 4?

2. When did Welton's oldest living graduate graduate from the Academy?

3. What subject does Todd decide he needs to study in Chapter 5, rather than attending a study group?

4. What type of home do the Danburrys live in?

5. What subject does Dr. Hager teach the juniors?

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