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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. Why doesn't Todd want to go to the Dead Poets Society meeting?
(a) He doesn't want to get in trouble.
(b) He's too tired.
(c) He has to study.
(d) He doesn't want to read.

2. What subject does Todd decide he needs to study in Chapter 5, rather than attending a study group?
(a) Calculus.
(b) English.
(c) History.
(d) Latin.

3. In Chapter 6, when does Keating say the last meeting of the Dead Poets Society was held?
(a) 18 years ago.
(b) 17 years ago.
(c) 20 years ago.
(d) 15 years ago.

4. How many boys attend Welton Academy?
(a) About 250.
(b) More than 300.
(c) 550.
(d) 400.

5. What subject does Dr. Hager teach the juniors?
(a) Physics.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Analytic Geometry.
(d) Trigonometry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members are there in the junior class at the Academy?

2. Who takes the minutes for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

3. Where does Ginny Danburry go to school?

4. What sport did Mr. Keating participate in when he was a student at Welton?

5. What does Neil's father want him to do when he graduates from the Academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

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

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

4. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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