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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Katherine usually advise Chips to discipline the students?
(a) With pity.
(b) With severity.
(c) With understanding.
(d) With leniency.

2. Where did Chips and the young woman have their wedding?
(a) Norfolk.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Sandringham.
(d) London.

3. What did Mr. Chips try to hide when he started working at the school?
(a) His crippled leg.
(b) His youthful appearance.
(c) His inadequacies.
(d) His dislike of children.

4. In Chapter 7, which of the following does Chips think that he should treasure?
(a) His memories.
(b) His photos.
(c) His friends.
(d) His diaries.

5. What did Faulkner ask Chips for in Chapter 8?
(a) A letter of recommendation.
(b) An afternoon off.
(c) Advice.
(d) A chance to retake a test.

6. What is the name of Mr. Chips' doctor?
(a) Dr. MacDonald.
(b) Dr. McAllister.
(c) Dr. Merivale.
(d) Dr. Metcalf.

7. What did Chips not consider to be crucial to education?
(a) Studying everyday.
(b) Learning a second language.
(c) Testing.
(d) Learning Greek and Latin.

8. What is the name of the school where Mr. Chips worked?
(a) Pinegrove School.
(b) Brookfield School.
(c) Lambeth School.
(d) Woodgate School.

9. On the night before their wedding, what did Katherine say that she felt like?
(a) A princess in a fairy tale.
(b) She was walking a tightrope.
(c) A new student beginning her first term with Chips.
(d) She had finally found a place to call home.

10. How old does Chips recall being in Chapter 4?
(a) 32 years old.
(b) 51 years old.
(c) 48 years old.
(d) 41 years old.

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

12. What did Chips try to convince Katherine of in Chapter 5?
(a) That she would be happy at Brookfield.
(b) That he was a mediocre teacher.
(c) That he was not interested in her money.
(d) That she could become a teacher.

13. What was on the floor of Chips' room at Mrs. Wickett's?
(a) A stack of unread books.
(b) A doorway to the cellar.
(c) A Turkish rug.
(d) A stain from a spilled cup of tea.

14. Who was the first boy whom Chips punished at the school?
(a) Colley.
(b) Connell.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Christie.

15. In Chapter 6, how did the students react to the changed Mr. Chips?
(a) They started mocking him.
(b) They became fearful of him.
(c) They were annoyed by his confidence.
(d) Their admiration for him grew.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Chips is said to have played an encore in his career to which of the following?

2. What career boost had Chips just received in Chapter 4?

3. Where is the house that Mr. Chips lives in?

4. What is the name of the young woman whom Chips met while hiking?

5. To which of the following did Chips equate his tendency to be secretive?

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