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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the school butler?
(a) Griffin.
(b) Quiggin.
(c) Gribbles.
(d) Newbury.

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

3. On the night before their wedding, what kind of mood did Katherine say she was in with Chips?
(a) Respectful.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Affectionate.
(d) Reverent.

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

5. How old was the young woman whom Chips met while hiking?
(a) 28 years old.
(b) 19 years old.
(c) 30 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

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

7. What did Chips tell his visitor in Chapter 6 had been forgotten at Brookfield?
(a) How to give students a well-rounded education.
(b) A vandalism incident.
(c) Katherine.
(d) The athletics program.

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

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

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

11. What did Chips sometimes forgo reading for a detective novel?
(a) Classical literature.
(b) His mail.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The Bible.

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

13. Which of the following did Chips become more skillful at after marrying Katherine?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Balancing his personal and work lives.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Dealing with parents.

14. 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) Greece.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Egypt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the headmaster who hired Mr. Chips?

2. What was Chips presented with when he retired?

3. In what year did Katherine die?

4. When was Brookfield School established?

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

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