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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 type of jackets do Todd and Neil wear at the beginning of Chapter 11?
2. In Chapter 8, why does Neil leave the Dead Poets Society meeting before the other boys?
3. What is the name of the girl that Keating is writing in Chapter 11?
4. What does Neil do when his father says he has to quit the play?
5. How is Charlie punished for putting his article in the school paper?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Charlie bring to the cave in Chapter 9?
2. In Chapter 8, why does Neil carry a lampshade to the Dead Poets Society Meeting?
3. Why does Nolan speak with Keating in Chapter 10?
4. How does Keating help Todd create a poem?
5. Why is Chris glad when Knox calls her in Chapter 8?
6. Why does a meeting of the Dead Poets Society end abruptly in Chapter 8?
7. How is Charlie punished for the article that he put in the school newspaper?
8. What advice does Keating give Neil about his father's demand that he quit acting?
9. Why doesn't McAllister think the boys will turn out to be conformists?
10. How is the weather described at the beginning of Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
A topic in Mr. Keating's class is poetry analysis. How does Mr. Keating believe that poetry should be analyzed?
Essay Topic 3
Neil's father orders him to quit the play. Why is Neil is so upset that his father wants him to quit?
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