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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. In Chapter 12, which school term did Chips miss due to his illness?
(a) The Fall term.
(b) The Summer term.
(c) The Winter term.
(d) The Spring term.

2. 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.

3. How does Chips describe the Edwardian decade which followed Queen Victoria's death?
(a) As painful.
(b) As uneventful.
(c) As prosperous.
(d) As frenzied.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did everyone notice about Chips after Katherine's death?

2. In Chapter 10, who is the student who Chips notices as being upset?

3. In Chapter 13, what liquid did Chatteris lament about someone having poured down another man's neck?

4. In Chapter 14, who volunteered to read a passage during class?

5. Who was Sir John Rivers?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Chips note that he enjoys doing in winter and summer?

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

3. Why did Chatteris say that Brookfield needed Chips to return?

4. How did word of Chips' and Ralston's argument spread throughout the school? What was the reaction from the staff and students?

5. What troubled a student named Grayson in Chapter 10?

6. In Chapter 14, what did Mr. Chips do that some people found inappropriate?

7. What does Chips still have memorized in Chapter 9?

8. In Chapter 13, what would Chips sit and listen to every Saturday night?

9. What did Chips and Headmaster Ralston argue about in Chapter 11?

10. What did Chips do when he led a class during a bombing?

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