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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 many students graduated last year from Welton Academy?
(a) 78.
(b) 49.
(c) 51.
(d) 64.

2. What does Neil's father want him to do when he graduates from the Academy?
(a) Go to medical school.
(b) Study engineering.
(c) Go to law school.
(d) Study robotics.

3. What is the name of the English teacher who retired?
(a) Mr. Davies.
(b) Mr. Williamson.
(c) Mr. Portius.
(d) Mr. Johnson.

4. How is the Academy Honor Room decorated?
(a) White plaster.
(b) Yellow plaster.
(c) Oak paneling.
(d) Ancient wallpaper.

5. In Chapter 5, what time is Knox to return to school after meeting with the Danburrys?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 9:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the year in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 7, who leads the group from the cave and into the night dancing and howling?

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

4. Who wrote "Ulysses," one of the poems the boys read for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

5. When was Welton Academy established?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does a teacher tell the boys to slow down at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

4. Why does Keating say that one reads poetry?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why are the juniors waiting in the Academy Honor room?

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