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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 Ginny Danburry?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

2. In Chapter 3, what time does Charlie want to host a study session in his room?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 9.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 8.

3. What book is on Neil's desk when he returns to his room in Chapter 7?
(a) Poems by Whitman.
(b) Chemistry text.
(c) Poetry anthology.
(d) Poems by Thoreau.

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

5. In Chapter 5 after lunch, what class do the juniors have?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Physical education.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Neil Perry supposed to work on the school annual?

2. What is the year in Chapter 1?

3. Who conducts the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

4. What type of trees are in the forest the boys go through on their way to the cave in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Keating say that one reads poetry?

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

4. What does Mr. Keating do after he has Neil read the introduction of "Understanding Poetry"?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Latin class like the first day of school for the juniors?

10. How do various parents say good-bye to their sons?

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