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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Welton's oldest living graduate graduate from the Academy?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1886.

4. In Chapter 3, what time does Charlie want to host a study session in his room?
(a) 9.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 8.
(d) 8:30.

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

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

7. What type of trees are in the forest the boys go through on their way to the cave in Chapter 7?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Pine.
(c) Birch.
(d) Oak.

8. What do the flags say that are carried in the procession in Chapter 1?
(a) Tradition, honor, discipline, and excellence.
(b) Wisdom and power.
(c) Knowledge, learning, excellence, and dignity.
(d) Discipline and virtue.

9. Why doesn't Todd want to go to the Dead Poets Society meeting?
(a) He doesn't want to get in trouble.
(b) He has to study.
(c) He's too tired.
(d) He doesn't want to read.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students graduated from Welton Academy the first year it was established?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what play does Chris suggest Ginny try out for?

4. In Chapter 5 after lunch, what class do the juniors have?

5. What sport does Todd Anderson wish to play at Welton?

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