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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mr. Chips occasionally invite over for tea?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) Brookfield's new students.
(c) Brookfield's headmaster.
(d) The local preacher.

2. How did Katherine feel when she found out that Chips was a teacher?
(a) Excited.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Deceived.

3. What was the old fifth-form room at Brookfield called?
(a) The Dungeon.
(b) The Holding Pen.
(c) The Parlour.
(d) The Pit.

4. What happened when Chips rushed to help a woman whom he thought was in trouble?
(a) His ankle got caught between two rocks.
(b) He scared the woman.
(c) He knocked an elderly woman over.
(d) He fell and broke a toe.

5. How long had Chips taught at Brookfield before his marriage?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 20 years.

6. Chips eventually realized that the letters were related to which of the following?
(a) University entrance exams.
(b) His wife's death.
(c) April Fool's Day.
(d) His work for the boys from East London.

7. At what age did Chips retire from Brookfield?
(a) 65.
(b) 70.
(c) 53.
(d) 59.

8. What types of novels does Mr. Chips like to read?
(a) Historical.
(b) Detective.
(c) Suspense.
(d) Adventure.

9. In Chapter 3, what is revealed that few people knew about Chips?
(a) That he was American.
(b) That he had an artificial leg.
(c) That he never graduated from a university.
(d) That he was married.

10. What kind of trees surround Brookfield?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Elms.
(c) Maples.
(d) Pines.

11. What had Chips considered doing in his retirement but faced difficulties to accomplish?
(a) Substitute teaching.
(b) Running for the school board.
(c) Writing a book.
(d) Travelling.

12. In Chapter 3, in which of the following locations was it mentioned that one of the new boys' uncle had been killed?
(a) Egypt.
(b) India.
(c) Greece.
(d) Argentina.

13. What was on display on the walls of Chips' room?
(a) A family photograph.
(b) A painting of Brookfield.
(c) A picture of the Acropolis.
(d) A sketch of William Shakespeare.

14. What did Chips dream of doing when he was young?
(a) Becoming a doctor.
(b) Becoming an archeologist.
(c) Becoming an author.
(d) Becoming a headmaster at a first-rate school.

15. What is the name of the young woman whom Chips met while hiking?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Chips try to hide when he started working at the school?

2. Who does Chips ask Mrs. Wickett about in Chapter 7?

3. What did the headmaster advise Mr. Chips to be at the school?

4. What did Chips try to convince Katherine of in Chapter 5?

5. What did Faulkner ask Chips for in Chapter 8?

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