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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Academy Honor Room decorated?
(a) Yellow plaster.
(b) White plaster.
(c) Oak paneling.
(d) Ancient wallpaper.

2. What book is on Neil's desk when he returns to his room in Chapter 7?
(a) Poems by Whitman.
(b) Poems by Thoreau.
(c) Chemistry text.
(d) Poetry anthology.

3. In Chapter 5, who wants a study group right after dinner?
(a) Knox.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Perry.
(d) Meeks.

4. What subject does Dr. Hager teach the juniors?
(a) Trigonometry.
(b) Analytic Geometry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Physics.

5. What is the year in Chapter 1?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1948.

6. What sport did Mr. Keating participate in when he was a student at Welton?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Rugby.

7. How many students graduated from Welton Academy the first year it was established?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

8. What does the candle mean that is carried at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Academic excellence.
(b) Freedom to learn.
(c) Light of knowledge.
(d) Light of learning.

9. In Chapter 3, what time does Charlie want to host a study session in his room?
(a) 8.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 9.

10. Where do Chris and Chet go to school?
(a) Allister High.
(b) Ridgeway High.
(c) Mason Prep.
(d) Walton Prep.

11. How many boys attend Welton Academy?
(a) About 250.
(b) More than 300.
(c) 550.
(d) 400.

12. How many boys carry banners at the beginning of Chapter1?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

13. How many students go up and down the stairway in the Academy Honor Room at one time?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

14. What do the flags say that are carried in the procession in Chapter 1?
(a) Knowledge, learning, excellence, and dignity.
(b) Discipline and virtue.
(c) Tradition, honor, discipline, and excellence.
(d) Wisdom and power.

15. Where has John Keating, the new English teacher, taught before coming to teach at Welton Academy?
(a) Ambleside School.
(b) Riverside School.
(c) Watkins School.
(d) Chester School.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when does Keating say the last meeting of the Dead Poets Society was held?

2. In Chapter 5 after lunch, what class do the juniors have?

3. What does Keating assign the juniors for homework over the weekend in Chapter 7?

4. How old is Todd Anderson?

5. What sport does Todd Anderson wish to play at Welton?

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