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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chips give up his career aspirations?
(a) Because he realized that he was not qualified.
(b) Because his father argued against it.
(c) Because he was afraid to fail.
(d) Because he lost interest in the subject.

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

3. Chips usually asked his tea guest(s) questions about which of the following?
(a) Family.
(b) Their taste in art.
(c) The news headlines.
(d) The weather.

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

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

6. Which was NOT a feature of Brookfield's campus?
(a) 18th century buildings.
(b) Playing fields.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) A quadrangle.

7. What kind of person is Katherine described as being?
(a) A complicated one.
(b) A moody one.
(c) A very happy one.
(d) A headstrong one.

8. What was the year that Mr. Chips was born?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1851.

9. Who mainly comprised the student population of Brookfield?
(a) Boys from the working class.
(b) Boys from the middle-class.
(c) Boys from privileged familes.
(d) Boys intending to study medicine.

10. 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.

11. When was Brookfield School established?
(a) Tudor times.
(b) Regency times.
(c) Elizabethan times.
(d) Victorian times.

12. In what year did Katherine die?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1898.

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

14. What career boost had Chips just received in Chapter 4?
(a) Having an academic paper published.
(b) Being given a raise in salary.
(c) Being promoted to head of his department.
(d) Being named house master.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Chips become more skillful at after marrying Katherine?

2. What did Katherine say to Chips the night before their wedding?

3. How old does Chips recall being in Chapter 4?

4. Who did Mr. Chips occasionally invite over for tea?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Chips plan with Katherine?

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