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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who once visited Brookfield in honor of Speech Day?
(a) Sir Robert Peel.
(b) David Lloyd George.
(c) Stanley Baldwin.
(d) Neville Chamberlain.

2. How does Chips think that Ralston was trying to run Brookfield?
(a) Like a prison.
(b) Like a factory.
(c) Like a nursery school.
(d) Like an asylum.

3. How old does Chips recall being in Chapter 9?
(a) 39 years old.
(b) 50 years old.
(c) 48 years old.
(d) 43 years old.

4. Whose death does Chips recall the new headmaster announcing in Chapter 10?
(a) The Duke of York's.
(b) King George V's.
(c) Queen Victoria's.
(d) King Edward VII's.

5. What did Chips say about the man who delivered a speech in his honor upon his retirement?
(a) That he was famous for emotional speeches.
(b) That he was very kind.
(c) That he came from a family that exaggerated.
(d) That he underestimated what Brookfield meant to Chips.

6. What illness did Chips recall two-thirds of the school once having contracted?
(a) German measles.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

7. How many Brookfield students died in the Battle of the Somme?
(a) 18.
(b) 34.
(c) 23.
(d) 13.

8. What is the first line in Chapter 13?
(a) "The War Years".
(b) "Retirement was a bore".
(c) "Good-bye, Mr. Chips".
(d) "Will you be wanting anything else, sir?"

9. Who was Sir John Rivers?
(a) The village mayor.
(b) The owner of the property adjacent to Brookfield.
(c) The father of a Brookfield student.
(d) The Chairman of the Governors.

10. What began to spring up quite near to Brookfield in 1915?
(a) Low-cost housing.
(b) Military camps.
(c) Airfields.
(d) Refugee camps.

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

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

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

14. How did Chips feel when he looked at what was happening around the world in the post-War decade?
(a) Angry.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Disappointed.

15. After Meldrum's death, what did Chips hope would happen?
(a) That Chips could retire.
(b) That Chips would be made head of the language department.
(c) That Chips would be made headmaster.
(d) That a new passionate headmaster would be hired.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what was read every Sunday night during Chapel service?

2. In what area does Ralston feel that Chips has a problem teaching?

3. What troubles Chips during the winter months in Chapter 16?

4. How did Chips cause controversy in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 9, which game was Chips congratulated for playing in a decent way?

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