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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Only the contest made me a poet, a sophist, an orator"?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Whitman.

2. In Chapter 8 in Keating's class, who is the first to read his original poem?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Knox.
(c) Neil.
(d) Richard.

3. In Chapter 8, what does Keating use to get Todd to create a poem?
(a) Bust of Socrates.
(b) Photograph of Thoreau.
(c) Photograph of Whitman.
(d) Bust of Plato.

4. In Chapter 8, what type of music does Keating play at soccer practice?
(a) Big Band.
(b) Classical.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Rock.

5. What music is playing at the Danburry house at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Chuck Berry.
(b) Buddy Holly.
(c) Drifters.
(d) Little Richard.

6. In Chapter 8, what part does Neil get in the play?
(a) Lysander.
(b) Puck.
(c) Demetrius.
(d) Oberon.

7. What is the name of the girl that Keating is writing in Chapter 11?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Jessica.

8. In Chapter 9, how many boys does Keating select to walk around?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

9. If Neil could get the parts in a lots of plays, how many lives does he think he could live?
(a) 50.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) 20.

10. What is the name of the "expert" Keating used in a college paper?
(a) Mason deVille.
(b) Avesh Rahesh Non.
(c) Ramen Na Vesh.
(d) Peter VonBrink.

11. Who is Knox mistaken for in Chapter 9 at the Danburry party?
(a) A football player.
(b) A soccer player.
(c) Bubba Williams' brother.
(d) Mutt Sander's brother.

12. In Chapter 10 after Charlie's punishment, what does Keating write on the board in big, bold letters?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Work.
(d) College.

13. What does Neil bring to the cave in Chapter 8?
(a) Dictionary.
(b) Small painted statue.
(c) Candy bars.
(d) Lemonade.

14. Who does Knox find himself seated next to at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Bubba and Patsy.
(b) Steve and Angel.
(c) Ginny and her boyfriend.
(d) Chris and Chet.

15. What type of jackets do Todd and Neil wear at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Trench.
(b) Berber.
(c) Down.
(d) Wool.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where does a note direct the boys to meet for Mr. Keating's class?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Knox drink at the Danburry party?

3. What color suitcase is by the door in Keating's room?

4. What does Neil do when his father says he has to quit the play?

5. On what floor of the dorm is Mr. Keating's quarters?

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