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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when does Keating say the last meeting of the Dead Poets Society was held?
(a) 20 years ago.
(b) 15 years ago.
(c) 17 years ago.
(d) 18 years ago.

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

3. How many boys attend Welton Academy?
(a) 550.
(b) About 250.
(c) More than 300.
(d) 400.

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

5. In Chapter 3, what subject does Charlie want to study in his room?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Latin.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ginny Danburry?

2. What do the boys hear and see as they gather when they get ready for the trek to the cave?

3. What subject did Neil Perry have to take in summer school?

4. What poem is Pitts instructed to read in Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the English teacher who retired?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dorm room like that Todd and Neil share?

2. Why does Keating say that one reads poetry?

3. What does Neil learn about Mr. Keating from Keating's senior annual?

4. What do Neil, Charlie, and Knox's parents want their sons to do for careers?

5. What do the boys begin to do in Chapter 7 as Pits reads?

6. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

7. What does Mr. Keating say about the Dead Poets Society?

8. What does Todd say when he is assigned his extracurricular activities for the year?

9. How do the boys prepare to go find the cave where the Dead Poets Society was held?

10. How does Knox get to the Danburry's home?

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