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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. When was Welton Academy established?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1859.

2. How many students go up and down the stairway in the Academy Honor Room at one time?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

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

4. Who takes the minutes for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?
(a) Todd.
(b) Neil.
(c) Knox.
(d) Charlie.

5. In Chapter 4, how many problems do the juniors have to do for chemistry from Chapter 1?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the understanding poetry book Mr. Keating has Neil read from in Chapter 5?

2. What type of home do the Danburrys live in?

3. What is the year in Chapter 1?

4. How long does Neil read the book he finds on his desk in Chapter 7?

5. When did W. E. Henley live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

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

3. How does the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society begin?

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

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

6. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

7. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

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

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

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

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