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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

6. How did Katherine think that she would feel living at Brookfield?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Bored.
(c) Isolated.
(d) Unwelcome.

7. To which of the following did Chips equate his tendency to be secretive?
(a) To being an eccentric.
(b) To being a wizard.
(c) To being a Freemason.
(d) To being a hermit.

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

9. How does Chips describe the New Woman of the '90's?
(a) As disinterested in men.
(b) As strong and independent.
(c) As career-minded.
(d) As scary.

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

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

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

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

14. In Chapter 1, what does Mr. Chips ask Mrs. Wickett to give him?
(a) A blanket.
(b) The mail.
(c) A pen.
(d) A cup of tea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chips and the young woman have their wedding?

2. What had always been Chips' ideal type of woman?

3. On what occasion does Chips wonder whether the school had a holiday?

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

5. How did Katherine usually advise Chips to discipline the students?

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