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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of style did the new headmaster have?
(a) A relaxed one.
(b) A modern one.
(c) A rigid one.
(d) An old-fashioned one.

2. What did Chips become in the eyes of the students following Katherine's death?
(a) Pitiful.
(b) A father figure.
(c) Scary.
(d) Old.

3. What reputation had Chips earned by Chapter 16?
(a) A stick-in-the-mud.
(b) A party animal.
(c) A jester.
(d) A task master.

4. In Chapter 13, what liquid did Chatteris lament about someone having poured down another man's neck?
(a) Water.
(b) Ink.
(c) Beer.
(d) Vinegar.

5. In Chapter 9, Chips states that men in which occupation live a long life?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Teachers.

6. In Chapter 14, who volunteered to read a passage during class?
(a) McGill.
(b) Maynard.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Malican.

7. What troubles Chips during the winter months in Chapter 16?
(a) His feet.
(b) His throat.
(c) His breathing.
(d) His arthritis.

8. How did Ralston claim to have doubled the school's endowment fund?
(a) By increasing the number of students.
(b) By cutting teacher salaries.
(c) By investing in the stock exchange.
(d) By employing less staff.

9. What illness forced Chips to leave the school for a while?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Measles.
(c) Shingles.
(d) Pneumonia.

10. In Chapter 14, how many bombs had fallen in and around Brookfield?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

11. What did Chips struggle with while reading the list of War dead?
(a) Speaking loudly and clearly.
(b) Seeing the list without his glasses.
(c) Holding back tears.
(d) Pronouncing names.

12. How does Ralston describe Chips' appearance in Chapter 11?
(a) Slovenly.
(b) Dapper.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Casual.

13. What did Chips remember about his student, Gregson?
(a) That he rarely spoke.
(b) That he was always late.
(c) That he would wear his father's old Brookfield cap.
(d) That he had a lucky charm.

14. What did Chips discover in himself after having had Katherine in his life?
(a) Confidence in his writing.
(b) An impatience for stupidity.
(c) A love for athletics.
(d) Pride in his work.

15. What do we find out eventually happened to the boy who Chips noticed as being upset in Chapter 10?
(a) That he became a doctor.
(b) That he pursued a career in politics.
(c) That he died.
(d) That he graduated from Cambridge University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chips remember doing in a ritualistic way in Chapter 9?

2. What 'first' did Chips recall seeing while at Brookfield?

3. Who was named as Ralston's replacement?

4. How old does Chips recall being in Chapter 9?

5. Where did Chips NOT often use his money?

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