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

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

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

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

5. When did Welton's oldest living graduate graduate from the Academy?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1891.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "O Captain! My Captain!"?

2. Why does Keating say that language was invented?

3. What accent does Mr. McAllister have?

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

5. In Chapter 5, what play does Chris suggest Ginny try out for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is chemistry class like the first day for the juniors?

3. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

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

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

6. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

7. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

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

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

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

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