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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. What did Ralston ask Chips to do in 1908?
(a) To represent the school at a conference.
(b) To retire.
(c) To work to recruit new students to the school.
(d) To take over as headmaster.

2. What did Chips note had changed among students and masters at Brookfield?
(a) That there was more friendliness among them.
(b) That there were more misunderstandings among them.
(c) That there was a lack of respect among them.
(d) That there was more distance among them.

3. In Chapter 14, how many people were killed in the air raid near Brookfield?
(a) Three.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

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

5. What medical condition did Chatteris have?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Gout.
(d) A heart murmur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chips NOT often use his money?

2. How does Chips describe the Edwardian decade which followed Queen Victoria's death?

3. What did Chatteris ask Chips to do in Chapter 13?

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

5. Who once visited Brookfield in honor of Speech Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what changes was Ralston trying to incorporate into Brookfield school?

2. What relationship proved to be somewhat controversial for Chips in Chapter 10?

3. When did Chips take his second retirement?

4. What did Chatteris ask Chips to do since many younger teachers were away fighting in the War?

5. What did Chips say to his students in his farewell speech?

6. Who was Sir John Rivers, and what message did he take to Chips in Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 10, what event does Chips recall witnessing? What did it make him consider about England's future?

8. What troubles did Chatteris tell Chips about in Chapter 13?

9. What did everyone seem to accept about Chips following Katherine's death?

10. Where did Ralston go after resigning from Brookfield? Who replaced him?

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