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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 beautiful oak tree that stood outside his classroom window.
(c) The faces of his students.
(d) The mistakes that he has made.

2. What was Chips asked to do following Chatteris' death?
(a) Retire again.
(b) Act as headmaster at Brookfield.
(c) Prepare for the school closure.
(d) Find Chatteris' replacement.

3. What fraying threadbare article of clothing did Chips wear in Chapter 9?
(a) His slippers.
(b) His trench coat.
(c) His gown.
(d) His cardigan.

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

5. What did everyone notice about Chips after Katherine's death?
(a) He was pretending to be fine.
(b) He coped well.
(c) He reverted to the person he had been before meeting her.
(d) He was different.

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

7. In Chapter 12, what was read every Sunday night during Chapel service?
(a) Letters from soldiers.
(b) The local newspaper.
(c) Weekly messages from the King.
(d) The names of fallen former students.

8. Who did Chips controversially include in the list of War dead one Sunday?
(a) The name of a German exchange student.
(b) One boy who had not actually died.
(c) One of the soccer players from East London.
(d) The school's former German Master.

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

10. In Chapter 9, which game was Chips congratulated for playing in a decent way?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Fives.
(d) Badminton.

11. 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.

12. In Chapter 13, why did Chatteris say that the school was suffering?
(a) Because many students were being withdrawn by their families.
(b) Because most of the teachers were fighting in the War.
(c) Because the building was in need of repairs.
(d) Because the school was running out of operational funds.

13. Under Ralston's leadership, what kind of students populated Brookfield the most?
(a) Students with poor grades.
(b) Students on scholarships.
(c) Working class boys.
(d) Rich men's sons.

14. Which of the following was the topic of the class that Chips taught in Chapter 14?
(a) The Roman arrival in England.
(b) Greek philosophy.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Greek architecture.

15. What did Chatteris ask Chips to do in Chapter 13?
(a) Fundraise for the school.
(b) Do odd jobs at the school.
(c) Speak to the school boys' parents.
(d) Privately tutor some students.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how many people were killed in the air raid near Brookfield?

2. Whose death does Chips recall the new headmaster announcing in Chapter 10?

3. What began to spring up quite near to Brookfield in 1915?

4. What kind of style did the new headmaster have?

5. What did Chips remember about his student, Gregson?

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