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

2. Who conducts the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?
(a) Neil.
(b) Todd.
(c) Knox.
(d) Charlie.

3. What sport does Todd Anderson wish to play at Welton?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Basketball.

4. How long has Welton Academy been in existence by Chapter 1?
(a) 125 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 100 years.

5. What instrument is played at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Drum.
(c) Organ.
(d) Bagpipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the flags say that are carried in the procession in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 4, how many lab experiments are the juniors to do and report on one every five weeks?

3. What car does Chet ask to borrow in Chapter 5?

4. How many students go up and down the stairway in the Academy Honor Room at one time?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, who joins Keating at the teachers' dining table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Keating say that one reads poetry?

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

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

4. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

5. What does Neil's father inform him at the beginning of Chapter 3?

6. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

7. What happened during a case that Knox's father and Mr. Danburry worked on together?

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

9. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

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

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