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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, what is the name of the girl Bubba is handing out with?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Patsy.
(d) Anna.

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

4. What excuse does Charlie give for Neil not being at soccer practice in Chapter 8?
(a) Sprained his ankle.
(b) Detention.
(c) Sick.
(d) Dentist appointment.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Keating show on the slide projector while the boys take a pop quiz?
(a) Beautiful women.
(b) Beautiful scenery.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Kittens.

6. What does Charlie tell everyone to call him in Chapter 9?
(a) Nuwanda.
(b) Uru.
(c) Botsu.
(d) Pondolo.

7. In Chapter 10, who does Charlie say is making a call to Nolan?
(a) His father.
(b) The president.
(c) The governor.
(d) God.

8. What does Neil do when his father says he has to quit the play?
(a) Stomps.
(b) Hits his father.
(c) Yells.
(d) Pounds on his desk.

9. What is Knox drinking at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Coke.
(c) Beer.
(d) Bourbon.

10. What color hair does the director have who is directing the play at Henley Hall?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Gray.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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

12. What is one of the girl's drinking that Charlie brings to the cave in Chapter 9?
(a) Tea.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Soda.

13. In Chapter 10, how long do the boys have to take a pop quiz in Keating's class?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

14. What is the name of the Welton school paper?
(a) Welton Intelligence.
(b) Welton Honors.
(c) Welton Tidbits.
(d) Welton News.

15. In Chapter 9, where does Knox find Ginny at the party?
(a) Butler's pantry.
(b) Living room.
(c) Library.
(d) Porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Todd's father call him when Todd was younger?

2. Where did Charlie find the girls he brings to the cave in Chapter 9?

3. What are the names of the girls Charlie brings to the Dead Poets Society meeting in Chapter 9?

4. If Neil could get the parts in a lots of plays, how many lives does he think he could live?

5. In Chapter 11, what excuse does Neil use not to dine together with the rest of the society pledges?

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