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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. Who is Welton's oldest living graduate?
(a) Benjamin Morris Thomas, Jr.
(b) Alexander Carmichael, Jr.
(c) Peter Wyatt Farmington, Jr.
(d) David Roberts, Jr.

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

3. Where has John Keating, the new English teacher, taught before coming to teach at Welton Academy?
(a) Watkins School.
(b) Ambleside School.
(c) Riverside School.
(d) Chester School.

4. Who used to own the book that Neil finds on his desk in Chapter 7?
(a) His father.
(b) Todd's father.
(c) Keating.
(d) His mother.

5. What sport did Mr. Keating participate in when he was a student at Welton?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Keating assign the juniors for homework over the weekend in Chapter 7?

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

3. How many boys carry banners at the beginning of Chapter1?

4. How old is Gale Nolan?

5. Why does Keating say that language was invented?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

10. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

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