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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. Which of the boys is confused in Chapter 11 when Charlie asks them to go out of the cave and show Tina something?
(a) Neil.
(b) Meeks.
(c) Cameron.
(d) Todd.

2. In Chapter 11, what does Knox bring Chris at the high school?
(a) A poem and candy.
(b) Wilted flowers and a poem.
(c) A poem.
(d) A book.

3. On what floor of the dorm is Mr. Keating's quarters?
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Second.

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

5. Where did Charlie find the girls he brings to the cave in Chapter 9?
(a) Near fence past the soccer field.
(b) At the library.
(c) Near the front entrance of the school.
(d) At the soda shop in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Charlie give for Neil not being at soccer practice in Chapter 8?

2. What is one of the girl's drinking that Charlie brings to the cave in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 10, what happens to Charlie immediately after his prank with the phone in the assembly?

4. What skill does Keating teach the boys in Chapter 10?

5. What music is playing at the Danburry house at the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Neil's father say when Neil tells him the performance is the next night?

3. Why is Todd depressed in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

7. Why does a meeting of the Dead Poets Society end abruptly in Chapter 8?

8. What advice does Keating give Neil about his father's demand that he quit acting?

9. Why is Chris glad when Knox calls her in Chapter 8?

10. How does Keating run soccer practice in Chapter 8?

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