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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chip mention as never forgetting In Chapter 12?
(a) To always have a tea service ready for guests.
(b) The mistakes that he has made.
(c) The beautiful oak tree that stood outside his classroom window.
(d) The faces of his students.

2. In Chapter 10, who is the student who Chips notices as being upset?
(a) Grayson.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Guillory.
(d) Gordon.

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

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

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

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

7. What did Chips joke that he thought that a "Wurlitzer" was?
(a) A dog breed.
(b) A weapon.
(c) A candy.
(d) A sausage.

8. Where did Chips NOT often use his money?
(a) In School funds.
(b) To help people who were hard on their luck.
(c) At the racetrack.
(d) The Brookfield Mission.

9. How did Meldrum die?
(a) Of pneumonia.
(b) Of a heart attack.
(c) In an accident.
(d) Of old age.

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

11. Someone in Chapter 9 states that Chips 'gets away with' which of the following?
(a) Doing less work than other teachers.
(b) Being cruel to the students.
(c) Saying anything.
(d) Leaving school early.

12. What does Chips remember doing in a ritualistic way in Chapter 9?
(a) Marking papers.
(b) Making roll call.
(c) Planning lessons.
(d) Walking to the school.

13. What was characteristic of the farewell speech that Chips gave on his retirement?
(a) It referenced his wife.
(b) It was presented entirely in Latin.
(c) It included many jokes.
(d) He cried through it.

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

15. During what month of the year was the first former Brookfield student killed in the war?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) September.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man was Ralson's replacement?

2. Who was named as Ralston's replacement?

3. How did Chips deal with tense situations at the school?

4. What illness did Chips recall two-thirds of the school once having contracted?

5. How does Chips think that Ralston was trying to run Brookfield?

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