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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 does Neil bring to the cave in Chapter 8?
(a) Candy bars.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Small painted statue.
(d) Dictionary.

2. What did Todd's father call him when Todd was younger?
(a) Nineteen twelve.
(b) Five ninety-eight.
(c) Squirt.
(d) Trouble.

3. In Chapter 9, who is the only boy who doesn't cough when the girls offer drinks?
(a) Cameron.
(b) Neil.
(c) Todd.
(d) Charlie.

4. What instrument lessons did Charlie's parents make him take?
(a) Trombone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Harp.
(d) Clarinet.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Keating show on the slide projector while the boys take a pop quiz?
(a) Beautiful scenery.
(b) Puppies.
(c) Beautiful women.
(d) Kittens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, when do the other boys leave the cave?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Dr. Hager ask the boys to quit doing during dinner?

3. Who misses soccer practice in Chapter 8?

4. Where did Charlie find the girls he brings to the cave in Chapter 9?

5. Who told Neil's father that Neil was acting in a play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charlie supposed to do so he won't be expelled for writing the article?

2. What does Keating say to Charlie about writing the article?

3. Why does Chet beat Knox in Chapter 10?

4. How is Charlie punished for the article that he put in the school newspaper?

5. What does Charlie name the cave and what does that mean for the future?

6. In Chapter 8, why does Neil carry a lampshade to the Dead Poets Society Meeting?

7. How is the weather described at the beginning of Chapter 11?

8. What did Todd's dad call him when he was growing up and why?

9. In Chapter 8, what does the cave represent to the boys?

10. Why doesn't McAllister think the boys will turn out to be conformists?

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