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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, what time is Knox to return to school after meeting with the Danburrys?
(a) 9:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

4. In Chapter 5, what poet does Keating quote?
(a) Walter de la Mare.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what do the boys do before they start the Dead Poets Society meeting?
(a) Carve their names in the walls of the cave.
(b) Build a fire.
(c) Have a snack.
(d) Sweep the cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Keating show on the slide projector while the boys take a pop quiz?

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

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

4. Who does Knox find himself seated next to at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. What type of trees are in the forest the boys go through on their way to the cave in Chapter 7?

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