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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What does Keating assign the juniors for homework over the weekend in Chapter 7?
(a) Read 6 chapters in the text.
(b) Essay and poem.
(c) Short story.
(d) Write a paper.

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

7. 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.

8. What is the year in Chapter 1?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1957.

9. When did John Dryden live?
(a) 1598-1680.
(b) 1600-1692.
(c) 1642-1712.
(d) 1631-1700.

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

11. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who joins Keating at the teachers' dining table?
(a) Hager.
(b) Gym master.
(c) Nolan.
(d) McAllister.

12. What book is on Neil's desk when he returns to his room in Chapter 7?
(a) Poems by Thoreau.
(b) Chemistry text.
(c) Poetry anthology.
(d) Poems by Whitman.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!"?

3. What sport did Mr. Keating participate in when he was a student at Welton?

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

5. When did W. E. Henley live?

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