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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 does Neil say that he feels now that he is acting in the play?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Alive.
(c) Happy.
(d) Invigorated.

2. In Chapter 8, what does Charlie hold as Neil enters the meeting late?
(a) Harmonica.
(b) Old saxophone.
(c) Poetry book.
(d) Apple.

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

4. Who is Knox mistaken for in Chapter 9 at the Danburry party?
(a) Mutt Sander's brother.
(b) A football player.
(c) A soccer player.
(d) Bubba Williams' brother.

5. What do Todd's parents give him for his birthday?
(a) Dictionary.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer ball.
(d) Desk set.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, what excuse does Neil use not to dine together with the rest of the society pledges?

3. What type of jackets do Todd and Neil wear at the beginning of Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Knox drink at the Danburry party?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Keating help Todd create a poem?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Neil describe acting?

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