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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. What subject does Todd decide he needs to study in Chapter 5, rather than attending a study group?
(a) Latin.
(b) Calculus.
(c) English.
(d) History.

2. In Chapter 5, who does the gym master say needs to lose some weight?
(a) Overstreet.
(b) Hastings.
(c) Pitts.
(d) Cameron.

3. What is Mrs. Danburry's first name?
(a) Rachelle.
(b) Janette.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Priscilla.

4. Where do Neil and Todd go for their first class in Chapter 4?
(a) Gym.
(b) Math building.
(c) Language arts building.
(d) Chemistry building.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who leads the group from the cave and into the night dancing and howling?

2. Who is the second pledge to read at the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?

3. How many of last year's graduates from Welton Academy went on to Ivy League schools?

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

5. What do the boys hear and see as they gather when they get ready for the trek to the cave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

2. Why has Todd transferred to Welton?

3. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

4. Why does Keating stand on his desk in Chapter 7?

5. How do various parents say good-bye to their sons?

6. How does the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society begin?

7. Why are the juniors waiting in the Academy Honor room?

8. How does Knox get to the Danburry's home?

9. In Chapter 7, what does Keating when he pops his head back into the classroom?

10. What does Neil's father inform him at the beginning of Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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