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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Chips taught at Brookfield before his marriage?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 17 years.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Mr. Chips ask Mrs. Wickett to give him?
(a) A blanket.
(b) The mail.
(c) A pen.
(d) A cup of tea.

3. In Chapter 5, what did Chips tell Katherine that he would never achieve?
(a) A promotion.
(b) A sizeable fortune.
(c) A political office.
(d) Fame.

4. In what year had Mr. Wetherby joined Brookfield's faculty?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1855.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Chips considered doing in his retirement but faced difficulties to accomplish?

2. When was the school's main structure rebuilt and additions made?

3. What had always been Chips' ideal type of woman?

4. Who did Mr. Chips occasionally invite over for tea?

5. How does Chips describe the New Woman of the '90's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chips recall Katherine advocating the disciplining of students?

2. What is ironic about Chips' efforts to go to Katherine's aid in Chapter 4?

3. What does Katherine say to Chips on the evening before their wedding?

4. How do Chips and Katherine form a close relationship?

5. What did Chips hear happened to the visitor whom he had in Chapter 6?

6. In Chapter 3, what are the boys who visit Chips for tea mistaken about?

7. Why does Chips like living near Brookfield School?

8. What does Chips recall about the first boy he ever punished?

9. What suggestion did Katherine make about the school soccer team which had everyone aghast?

10. What was Katherine relieved to find out about Chips?

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