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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Danburry's first name?

2. In Chapter 3, what time does Charlie want to host a study session in his room?

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

4. How many boys carry banners at the beginning of Chapter1?

5. Who takes Knox Overstreet to the Danburry's home in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neil learn about Mr. Keating from Keating's senior annual?

2. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

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

4. How do the boys prepare to go find the cave where the Dead Poets Society was held?

5. What happened during a case that Knox's father and Mr. Danburry worked on together?

6. What does Todd say when he is assigned his extracurricular activities for the year?

7. What do the boys begin to do in Chapter 7 as Pits reads?

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

9. What do Neil, Charlie, and Knox's parents want their sons to do for careers?

10. What is Latin class like the first day of school for the juniors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Keating tells the boys to "seize the day." How does Mr. Keating want the boys to "seize the day" and how do they succeed at the effort?

Essay Topic 2

Todd creates a poem in class. What does the poem reveal about Todd?

Essay Topic 3

Knox is invited to a party. What hopes does Knox have when he is invited, and why does the party disappoint him?

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