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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. What type of trees are in the forest the boys go through on their way to the cave in Chapter 7?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Oak.
(c) Birch.
(d) Pine.

2. When did W. E. Henley live?
(a) 1839-1904.
(b) 1864-1912.
(c) 1849-1903.
(d) 1802-1888.

3. Why does Keating say that language was invented?
(a) To laugh.
(b) To woo women.
(c) To write.
(d) To communicate.

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

5. How old is Todd Anderson?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what time does Charlie want to host a study session in his room?

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

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

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

5. What subject does Todd decide he needs to study in Chapter 5, rather than attending a study group?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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