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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the girls pass around to drink at the cave in Chapter 9?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Cheap wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Beer.

2. What do Charlie and Gloria do in Chapter 10 after the other boys leave them alone?
(a) Talk.
(b) Make out.
(c) Draw on the cave wall.
(d) Read poetry.

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

4. In Chapter 11, which boy is the only to leave when it gets close to curfew?
(a) Todd.
(b) Cameron.
(c) Pitts.
(d) Charlie.

5. At the end of Chapter 9, who has Knox been drinking with?
(a) Bill and Danny.
(b) Bubba and Steve.
(c) Ginny and her friend.
(d) Chris and Chet.

6. Where does Todd go in Chapter 11 after he helps Neil practice his lines for the play?
(a) Cave.
(b) Dorm.
(c) Dean's office.
(d) Library.

7. How is Charlie punished for putting his article in the school paper?
(a) Chores.
(b) Paddle.
(c) Write a paper.
(d) Detention.

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

9. Which of the boys is confused in Chapter 11 when Charlie asks them to go out of the cave and show Tina something?
(a) Meeks.
(b) Todd.
(c) Cameron.
(d) Neil.

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

11. On what floor of the dorm is Mr. Keating's quarters?
(a) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Second.

12. What part does Ginny Danburry have in the play?
(a) Hermia.
(b) Titania.
(c) Hippolyta.
(d) Helena.

13. In Chapter 11, what grades is Neil getting?
(a) Bs and Cs.
(b) Bs.
(c) As and Bs.
(d) All As.

14. In Chapter 8, why does Neil leave the Dead Poets Society meeting before the other boys?
(a) To work on the school paper.
(b) To do detention.
(c) To go to the play tryouts.
(d) To study.

15. What did Todd's father call him when Todd was younger?
(a) Five ninety-eight.
(b) Nineteen twelve.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Squirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does the director have who is directing the play at Henley Hall?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Keating use to get Todd to create a poem?

3. What sound interrupts Nolan during an assembly in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 9, where does Knox find Ginny at the party?

5. What is one of the girl's drinking that Charlie brings to the cave in Chapter 9?

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