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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 old is the director of the play at Henley Hall?
(a) 40s.
(b) 35.
(c) 50s.
(d) 29.

2. What type of jackets do Todd and Neil wear at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Trench.
(b) Wool.
(c) Berber.
(d) Down.

3. In Chapter 11, when do the other boys leave the cave?
(a) When the curfew bell rings.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

4. In Chapter 11, what grades is Neil getting?
(a) Bs and Cs.
(b) All As.
(c) Bs.
(d) As and Bs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Charlie and Gloria do in Chapter 10 after the other boys leave them alone?

2. In Chapter 8 in Keating's class, who is the first to read his original poem?

3. What is the name of the Welton school paper?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the name of the girl Bubba is handing out with?

5. In Chapter 11, which boy is the only to leave when it gets close to curfew?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what do the boys do while they wait for Todd to join them in the cave?

3. What do Charlie and Gloria do in Chapter 10 after the other boys leave?

4. How does Neil describe acting?

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

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

7. Why does Dean Nolan call an assembly in Chapter 10?

8. Why does Nolan speak with Keating in Chapter 10?

9. Why does Chet beat Knox in Chapter 10?

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

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